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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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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.
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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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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.
Structures of the Skin
Peripheral veins used in intravenous therapy; A, forearm; B, dorsum of the hand; C, dorsal plexus of
Hematoma. A hematoma around the right eye caused by an injury. A hematoma is the result of bleeding
Measles. A photograph of a child stricken with measles, showing the tell-tale sign of the skin rash.
Common skin signs are often evidence of an illness or disorder. A wheal is a localized, evanescent ...
(a) Blue arrows (right side): External components of the innate immune system: human body with skin, ...