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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 use of salicylates dates back 2,500 years to Hippocrates's recommendation of willow bark (from which a salicylate is derived) as an aid to the pains of childbirth. However, overdosage of salicylates can harm body fluids, electrolytes, the CNS, the GI tract, the ears, the lungs, the blood, the liver, and the kidneys and cause coma or death.
The Sleep/Waking Flip-Flop According to Saper et al. (2001), the major sleep-promoting region (the v
European Voyages of Discovery
State Laws on Abortion prior to Roe v. Wade, 1973
Drawing of Central PompeII In Its Current State
The European Alps have lost ~30% to 40% of surface area and ~50% of volume since the 1850s.
Fraction of obese individuals by state in 1998 and 2008. In 1998, 42 states had obesity rates below