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According to the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, lung disease is the third leading killer in the United States, responsible for one in seven deaths. It is the leading cause of death among infants under the age of one year.
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On average, someone in the United States has a stroke about every 40 seconds. This is about 795,000 people per year.
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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.
McBurney’s point is the common location of pain in children and adolescents with appendicitis.
Dominance relationships among individuals play an important role in many primate societies.
Reticulocytes are immature red cells that can be identified by a reticular (mesh-like) network of ...
A ring link network reduces the number of wires it takes to interconnect all of the modules.
The disaccharides sucrose, maltose, and lactose are created from the monosaccharides
Effects associated with various blood levels of lead in children