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More than 34,000 trademarked medication names and more than 10,000 generic medication names are in use in the United States.
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About 80% of major fungal systemic infections are due to Candida albicans. Another form, Candida peritonitis, occurs most often in postoperative patients. A rare disease, Candida meningitis, may follow leukemia, kidney transplant, other immunosuppressed factors, or when suffering from Candida septicemia.
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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 word drug comes from the Dutch word droog (meaning "dry"). For centuries, most drugs came from dried plants, hence the name.
Normal bone versus bone with osteoporosis.
Changes in the bronchioles during an asthma attack: (a) Normal bronchiole; (b) the inflammatory comp
Three standard sizes of cuffs: a small cuff for a child or frail adult; a normal-sized adult cuff; ...
Hematocrits, left to right: normal, anemia, polycythemia.
Effects of septal defects: (A) normal shunt; no cyanosis; (B) increased pressure in right ventricle; ...
Normal Faulting – Basin and Range Province