Did you know?
For high blood pressure (hypertension), a new class of drug, called a vasopeptidase blocker (inhibitor), has been developed. It decreases blood pressure by simultaneously dilating the peripheral arteries and increasing the body's loss of salt.
Did you know?
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.
Life-history cube, a classification of fish, mammals, and altricial birds based on three dimensionle
Young boy with characteristic nasal crease from the repeated action of the “nasal salute” caused ...
Malignant melanoma. This photograph demonstrates the highly characteristic color of this tumor.
In 1891 William Dean Howells championed the poetry of Emily Dickinson: “This poetry is as characteri
Summary of Life's Characteristic