Patients who have been on total parenteral nutrition for more than a few days may need to have foods gradually reintroduced to give the digestive tract time to start working again.
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The average adult has about 21 square feet of skin.
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Approximately 70% of expectant mothers report experiencing some symptoms of morning sickness during the first trimester of pregnancy.
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Hip fractures are the most serious consequences of osteoporosis. The incidence of hip fractures increases with each decade among patients in their 60s to patients in their 90s for both women and men of all populations. Men and women older than 80 years of age show the highest incidence of hip fractures.
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The average human gut is home to perhaps 500 to 1,000 different species of bacteria.
Sensing of balance in aquatic invertebrates.
Meiosis Accounts for Independent Assortment of Alleles