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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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Only 12 hours after an egg cell is fertilized by a sperm cell, the egg cell starts to divide. As it continues to divide, it moves along the fallopian tube toward the uterus at about 1 inch per day.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) was originally known as the Communicable Disease Center, which was formed to fight malaria. It was originally headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, since the Southern states faced the worst threat from malaria.
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In most cases, kidneys can recover from almost complete loss of function, such as in acute kidney (renal) failure.
Roman Empire
Socrates (470–399 B.C.E.) was an Ancient Greek philosopher often called the "father of ...
Apoxyomenos (The Scraper), Roman copy of an original Greek bronze by Lysippus.
Tall safety stands can be used to provide additional support for the vehicle while on the hoist.
How lateral inhibition produces contrast enhancement. (Based on Ratliff, 1972.)
ELEMENTS OF ARCHITECTURE: The Roman Arch "القوس الروماني"