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Only one in 10 cancer deaths is caused by the primary tumor. The vast majority of cancer mortality is caused by cells breaking away from the main tumor and metastasizing to other parts of the body, such as the brain, bones, or liver.
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According to the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, lung disease is the third leading killer in the United States, responsible for one in seven deaths. It is the leading cause of death among infants under the age of one year.
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Tobacco depletes the body of vitamins A, C, and E, which can result in any of the following: dry hair, dry skin, dry eyes, poor growth, night blindness, abscesses, insomnia, fatigue, reproductive system problems, sinusitis, pneumonia, frequent respiratory problems, skin disorders, weight loss, rickets, osteomalacia, nervousness, muscle spasms, leg cramps, extremity numbness, bone malformations, decayed teeth, difficulty in walking, irritability, restlessness, profuse sweating, increased uric acid (gout), joint damage, damaged red blood cells, destruction of nerves, infertility, miscarriage, and many types of cancer.
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The National Institutes of Health have supported research into acupuncture. This has shown that acupuncture significantly reduced pain associated with osteoarthritis of the knee, when used as a complement to conventional therapies.
The common squirrel monkey (Saimiri sciureus) is a small New World primate from the Cebidae (squirre
(A) Common sites for cholelithiasis; (B) a gallbladder specimen with multiple gallstones.
Common locations of urinary calculi formation.
Phlebotomy. In this common procedure, a syringe needle punctures a vein, usually in the arm, and wit
A reconstruction of the brain injury of Phineas Gage. The damage focused on the medial prefrontal ...
Common Oral Lesions/Conditions Associated with HIV Infections and Treatment Guidelines