The human body produces and destroys 15 million blood cells every second.
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Throughout history, plants containing cardiac steroids have been used as heart drugs and as poisons (e.g., in arrows used in combat), emetics, and diuretics.
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No drugs are available to relieve parathyroid disease. Parathyroid disease is caused by a parathyroid tumor, and it needs to be removed by surgery.
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Patients who have been on total parenteral nutrition for more than a few days may need to have foods gradually reintroduced to give the digestive tract time to start working again.
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Asthma cases in Americans are about 75% higher today than they were in 1980.
Optic nerve, optic chiasm, ¬thalamus, and visual cortex.
Disease and Disgust
Drugs for Peptic Ulcer Disease
Primary causes of chronic liver disease in the United States.
Blood and Nerve Supply of Bone
First-order sensory neuron with free nerve endings