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Once thought to have neurofibromatosis, Joseph Merrick (also known as "the elephant man") is now, in retrospect, thought by clinical experts to have had Proteus syndrome. This endocrine disease causes continued and abnormal growth of the bones, muscles, skin, and so on and can become completely debilitating with severe deformities occurring anywhere on the body.
Drug-induced pharmacodynamic effects manifested in older adults include drug-induced renal toxicity, which can be a major factor when these adults are experiencing other kidney problems.
There are more sensory neurons in the tongue than in any other part of the body.
Cancer has been around as long as humankind, but only in the second half of the twentieth century did the number of cancer cases explode.
After a vasectomy, it takes about 12 ejaculations to clear out sperm that were already beyond the blocked area.