Approximately one in four people diagnosed with diabetes will develop foot problems. Of these, about one-third will require lower extremity amputation.
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Liver spots have nothing whatsoever to do with the liver. They are a type of freckles commonly seen in older adults who have been out in the sun without sufficient sunscreen.
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The first documented use of surgical anesthesia in the United States was in Connecticut in 1844.
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Side effects from substance abuse include nausea, dehydration, reduced productivitiy, and dependence. Though these effects usually worsen over time, the constant need for the substance often overcomes rational thinking.
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The immune system needs 9.5 hours of sleep in total darkness to recharge completely.
Palpation of the Liver, Bimanual Method
The effective temperature, or black body temperature, of the Sun (5777 K) is the temperature a black