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The heart is located in the center of the chest, with part of it tipped slightly so that it taps against the left side of the chest.
Urine turns bright yellow if larger than normal amounts of certain substances are consumed; one of these substances is asparagus.
As many as 20% of Americans have been infected by the fungus known as Histoplasmosis. While most people are asymptomatic or only have slight symptoms, infection can progress to a rapid and potentially fatal superinfection.
Though Candida and Aspergillus species are the most common fungal pathogens causing invasive fungal disease in the immunocompromised, infections due to previously uncommon hyaline and dematiaceous filamentous fungi are occurring more often today. Rare fungal infections, once accurately diagnosed, may require surgical debridement, immunotherapy, and newer antifungals used singly or in combination with older antifungals, on a case-by-case basis.
The people with the highest levels of LDL are Mexican American males and non-Hispanic black females.