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More than nineteen million Americans carry the factor V gene that causes blood clots, pulmonary embolism, and heart disease.
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Glaucoma is a leading cause of blindness. As of yet, there is no cure. Everyone is at risk, and there may be no warning signs. It is six to eight times more common in African Americans than in whites. The best and most effective way to detect glaucoma is to receive a dilated eye examination.
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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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The modern decimal position system was the invention of the Hindus (around 800 AD), involving the placing of numerals to indicate their value (units, tens, hundreds, and so on).
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The most common treatment options for addiction include psychotherapy, support groups, and individual counseling.
Biology Is Studied at Many Levels of Organization (Part 1)
Pulse oximetry. The small device provides a digital readout of oxygen levels in the blood.
Relationship between levels of COHb in blood and concentration of CO in the surrounding air
A cartoon of “King Andrew the First” shows Jackson standing atop the U.S. Constitution—a scepter in
Levels of protein structure: Primary structure
Scatterplots of Variables Having Several Different Levels of Correlation