Patients who cannot swallow may receive nutrition via a parenteral route—usually, a catheter is inserted through the chest into a large vein going into the heart.
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Excessive alcohol use costs the country approximately $235 billion every year.
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The most destructive flu epidemic of all times in recorded history occurred in 1918, with approximately 20 million deaths worldwide.
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Giardia is one of the most common intestinal parasites worldwide, and infects up to 20% of the world population, mostly in poorer countries with inadequate sanitation. Infections are most common in children, though chronic Giardia is more common in adults.
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On average, the stomach produces 2 L of hydrochloric acid per day.
Eye Color Is a Sex-Linked Trait in Drosophila (Part 2)
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