There are 20 feet of blood vessels in each square inch of human skin.
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Individuals are never “cured” of addictions. Instead, they learn how to manage their disease to lead healthy, balanced lives.
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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.
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When blood is exposed to air, it clots. Heparin allows the blood to come in direct contact with air without clotting.
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In 1864, the first barbiturate (barbituric acid) was synthesized.
Life Cycle of Lobster
The Sunspot Cycle
Breakdown of Pyruvate
Cardiac cycle
Release of Acetylcholine During the Sleep–Waking Cycle
