The average human gut is home to perhaps 500 to 1,000 different species of bacteria.
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If you could remove all of your skin, it would weigh up to 5 pounds.
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Addicts to opiates often avoid treatment because they are afraid of withdrawal. Though unpleasant, with proper management, withdrawal is rarely fatal and passes relatively quickly.
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Most women experience menopause in their 50s. However, in 1994, an Italian woman gave birth to a baby boy when she was 61 years old.
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In 2006, a generic antinausea drug named ondansetron was approved. It is used to stop nausea and vomiting associated with surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation therapy.
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Cervical cancer (a) Top view of the uterus showing the presence of a tumor in the wall of the cervix
The digestive system: functions of the small intestine and large intestine (colon)
An X-ray image of lung cancer.
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