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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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Giardia is one of the most common intestinal parasites worldwide, and infects up to 20% of the world population, mostly in poorer countries with inadequate sanitation. Infections are most common in children, though chronic Giardia is more common in adults.
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On average, someone in the United States has a stroke about every 40 seconds. This is about 795,000 people per year.
Orangutans are limited to the islands of Sumatra and Borneo, where their numbers are rapidly declini
The proportion of men and women with elevated blood pressure or taking hypertension medication incre
In 2007 acclaimed filmmaker Ken Burns released a documentary on World War II that triggered an angry ...
The human eye, a product of 600 million years of evolution (Lamb, Collin, & Pugh, 2007).
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