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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.
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Dogs have been used in studies to detect various cancers in human subjects. They have been trained to sniff breath samples from humans that were collected by having them breathe into special tubes. These people included 55 lung cancer patients, 31 breast cancer patients, and 83 cancer-free patients. The dogs detected 54 of the 55 lung cancer patients as having cancer, detected 28 of the 31 breast cancer patients, and gave only three false-positive results (detecting cancer in people who didn't have it).
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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.
Changes in bronchioles during an asthma attack: (A) normal bronchiole and (B) in asthma attack.
Changes in the bronchioles during an asthma attack: (a) Normal bronchiole; (b) the inflammatory comp
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Changes in the bronchioles during an asthma attack: (a) Normal bronchiole. (b) The inflammatory ...
A) Normal bronchiole and (B) bronchiole constricted in asthma attack.
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