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Patients who cannot swallow may receive nutrition via a parenteral route—usually, a catheter is inserted through the chest into a large vein going into the heart.
According to the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, more than 50 million Americans have some kind of food allergy. Food allergies affect between 4 and 6% of children, and 4% of adults, according to the CDC. The most common food allergies include shellfish, peanuts, walnuts, fish, eggs, milk, and soy.
The familiar sounds of your heart are made by the heart's valves as they open and close.
A seasonal flu vaccine is the best way to reduce the chances you will get seasonal influenza and spread it to others.
After 5 years of being diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis, one every three patients will no longer be able to work.