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Author Question: The normal birth weight of a full-term newborn infant is ________ kg. A) 2.0 to 2.5 B) 4.0 to ... (Read 39 times) |
When blood is exposed to air, it clots. Heparin allows the blood to come in direct contact with air without clotting.
Alcohol acts as a diuretic. Eight ounces of water is needed to metabolize just 1 ounce of alcohol.
About 80% of major fungal systemic infections are due to Candida albicans. Another form, Candida peritonitis, occurs most often in postoperative patients. A rare disease, Candida meningitis, may follow leukemia, kidney transplant, other immunosuppressed factors, or when suffering from Candida septicemia.
There are more nerve cells in one human brain than there are stars in the Milky Way.
Adults are resistant to the bacterium that causes Botulism. These bacteria thrive in honey – therefore, honey should never be given to infants since their immune systems are not yet resistant.