About 60% of newborn infants in the United States are jaundiced; that is, they look yellow. Kernicterus is a form of brain damage caused by excessive jaundice. When babies begin to be affected by excessive jaundice and begin to have brain damage, they become excessively lethargic.
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The Romans did not use numerals to indicate fractions but instead used words to indicate parts of a whole.
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Most childhood vaccines are 90–99% effective in preventing disease. Side effects are rarely serious.
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Bisphosphonates were first developed in the nineteenth century. They were first investigated for use in disorders of bone metabolism in the 1960s. They are now used clinically for the treatment of osteoporosis, Paget's disease, bone metastasis, multiple myeloma, and other conditions that feature bone fragility.
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As of mid-2016, 18.2 million people were receiving advanced retroviral therapy (ART) worldwide. This represents between 43–50% of the 34–39.8 million people living with HIV.
The urinary system: kidneys, ureters, bladder, and urethra with expanded view of a nephron and the u
CT scan of the kidneys.
Formation of bilirubin, circulation and elimination
