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Egg cells are about the size of a grain of sand. They are formed inside of a female's ovaries before she is even born.
There are more sensory neurons in the tongue than in any other part of the body.
Elderly adults are at greatest risk of stroke and myocardial infarction and have the most to gain from prophylaxis. Patients ages 60 to 80 years with blood pressures above 160/90 mm Hg should benefit from antihypertensive treatment.
The people with the highest levels of LDL are Mexican American males and non-Hispanic black females.
Immunoglobulin injections may give short-term protection against, or reduce severity of certain diseases. They help people who have an inherited problem making their own antibodies, or those who are having certain types of cancer treatments.