Human kidneys will clean about 1 million gallons of blood in an average lifetime.
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It is difficult to obtain enough calcium without consuming milk or other dairy foods.
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The immune system needs 9.5 hours of sleep in total darkness to recharge completely.
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Most childhood vaccines are 90–99% effective in preventing disease. Side effects are rarely serious.
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Fatal fungal infections may be able to resist newer antifungal drugs. Globally, fungal infections are often fatal due to the lack of access to multiple antifungals, which may be required to be utilized in combination. Single antifungals may not be enough to stop a fungal infection from causing the death of a patient.
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Position of patient following seizure
Blood coagulation pathways in vivo showing the central role played by thrombin