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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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The most common treatment options for addiction include psychotherapy, support groups, and individual counseling.
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A strange skin disease referred to as Morgellons has occurred in the southern United States and in California. Symptoms include slowly healing sores, joint pain, persistent fatigue, and a sensation of things crawling through the skin. Another symptom is strange-looking, threadlike extrusions coming out of the skin.
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Throughout history, plants containing cardiac steroids have been used as heart drugs and as poisons (e.g., in arrows used in combat), emetics, and diuretics.
Urinometer. In this procedure, a urine sample and urinometer are placed within a tube, and the liqui
This young child is pulling at the ear and acting fussy, two important signs of otitis media.
A radiator may be either a down-flow or a cross-flow type.
In a gear-type oil pump, the oil flows through the pump around the outside of each gear. This is an ...
Remote sensing and GIS are important tools
For each chromosome type in the body, there are two copies. One is from the mother, and one is from