Alcohol acts as a diuretic. Eight ounces of water is needed to metabolize just 1 ounce of alcohol.
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Pubic lice (crabs) are usually spread through sexual contact. You cannot catch them by using a public toilet.
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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.
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There are over 65,000 known species of protozoa. About 10,000 species are parasitic.
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The immune system needs 9.5 hours of sleep in total darkness to recharge completely.
The major classes of vertebrates
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The three major structures of the medial temporal lobe, illustrated in the monkey brain: the ...