Elderly adults are living longer, and causes of death are shifting. At the same time, autopsy rates are at or near their lowest in history.
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Illicit drug use costs the United States approximately $181 billion every year.
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People often find it difficult to accept the idea that bacteria can be beneficial and improve health. Lactic acid bacteria are good, and when eaten, these bacteria improve health and increase longevity. These bacteria included in foods such as yogurt.
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Looking at the sun may not only cause headache and distort your vision temporarily, but it can also cause permanent eye damage. Any exposure to sunlight adds to the cumulative effects of ultraviolet (UV) radiation on your eyes. UV exposure has been linked to eye disorders such as macular degeneration, solar retinitis, and corneal dystrophies.
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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.
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An old concept of genetic transmission—a homunculus in a sperm cell.
Blood typing and cross-reactions. The blood type depends on the presence of surface antigens ...
