Blastomycosis is often misdiagnosed, resulting in tragic outcomes. It is caused by a fungus living in moist soil, in wooded areas of the United States and Canada. If inhaled, the fungus can cause mild breathing problems that may worsen and cause serious illness and even death.
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The first oral chemotherapy drug for colon cancer was approved by FDA in 2001.
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Your heart beats over 36 million times a year.
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If you could remove all of your skin, it would weigh up to 5 pounds.
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In the United States, there is a birth every 8 seconds, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Population Clock.
Nonvisible Radiation
The skullcap from Trinil, Java is the type specimen for H. erectus and is about 900,000 years old.
Optical and Radiation Pyrometry Experiment
SPE densitometry showing an M spike in the gamma region.
Midsagittal section indicating locations of true and false pelves