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An identified risk factor for osteoporosis is the intake of excessive amounts of vitamin A. Dietary intake of approximately double the recommended daily amount of vitamin A, by women, has been shown to reduce bone mineral density and increase the chances for hip fractures compared with women who consumed the recommended daily amount (or less) of vitamin A.
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.
Adult head lice are gray, about ? inch long, and often have a tiny dot on their backs. A female can lay between 50 and 150 eggs within the several weeks that she is alive. They feed on human blood.
Cytomegalovirus affects nearly the same amount of newborns every year as Down syndrome.
Green tea is able to stop the scent of garlic or onion from causing bad breath.