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Tobacco depletes the body of vitamins A, C, and E, which can result in any of the following: dry hair, dry skin, dry eyes, poor growth, night blindness, abscesses, insomnia, fatigue, reproductive system problems, sinusitis, pneumonia, frequent respiratory problems, skin disorders, weight loss, rickets, osteomalacia, nervousness, muscle spasms, leg cramps, extremity numbness, bone malformations, decayed teeth, difficulty in walking, irritability, restlessness, profuse sweating, increased uric acid (gout), joint damage, damaged red blood cells, destruction of nerves, infertility, miscarriage, and many types of cancer.
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According to the FDA, adverse drug events harmed or killed approximately 1,200,000 people in the United States in the year 2015.
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GI conditions that will keep you out of the U.S. armed services include ulcers, varices, fistulas, esophagitis, gastritis, congenital abnormalities, inflammatory bowel disease, enteritis, colitis, proctitis, duodenal diverticula, malabsorption syndromes, hepatitis, cirrhosis, cysts, abscesses, pancreatitis, polyps, certain hemorrhoids, splenomegaly, hernias, recent abdominal surgery, GI bypass or stomach stapling, and artificial GI openings.
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In the United States, an estimated 50 million unnecessary antibiotics are prescribed for viral respiratory infections.
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There are more sensory neurons in the tongue than in any other part of the body.
Photograph of an occupational therapist assisting a patient with learning independence in activities
Audiometry. The child in this photograph is undergoing a hearing test with an audiologist.
Measles. A photograph of a child stricken with measles, showing the tell-tale sign of the skin rash.
This photograph of a Union soldier just freed from Andersonville prison, stunned and enraged norther
(c) A photograph of a hemagglutination reaction. In the tube labeled 0, there is no agglutination, ...
A representative karyotype and a photograph of a child