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Cutaneous mucormycosis is a rare fungal infection that has been fatal in at least 29% of cases, and in as many as 83% of cases, depending on the patient's health prior to infection. It has occurred often after natural disasters such as tornados, and early treatment is essential.
The first oral chemotherapy drug for colon cancer was approved by FDA in 2001.
Urine turns bright yellow if larger than normal amounts of certain substances are consumed; one of these substances is asparagus.
Vaccines cause herd immunity. If the majority of people in a community have been vaccinated against a disease, an unvaccinated person is less likely to get the disease since others are less likely to become sick from it and spread the disease.
In most cases, kidneys can recover from almost complete loss of function, such as in acute kidney (renal) failure.