The largest baby ever born weighed more than 23 pounds but died just 11 hours after his birth in 1879. The largest surviving baby was born in October 2009 in Sumatra, Indonesia, and weighed an astounding 19.2 pounds at birth.
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More than 30% of American adults, and about 12% of children utilize health care approaches that were developed outside of conventional medicine.
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Cancer has been around as long as humankind, but only in the second half of the twentieth century did the number of cancer cases explode.
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People with high total cholesterol have about two times the risk for heart disease as people with ideal levels.
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Pregnant women usually experience a heightened sense of smell beginning late in the first trimester. Some experts call this the body's way of protecting a pregnant woman from foods that are unsafe for the fetus.
The life cycle of a flowering plant, illustrated by the genus Polygonum
