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Hyperthyroidism leads to an increased rate of metabolism and affects about 1% of women but only 0.1% of men. For most people, this increased metabolic rate causes the thyroid gland to become enlarged (known as a goiter).
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Only 12 hours after an egg cell is fertilized by a sperm cell, the egg cell starts to divide. As it continues to divide, it moves along the fallopian tube toward the uterus at about 1 inch per day.
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There are over 65,000 known species of protozoa. About 10,000 species are parasitic.
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There are approximately 3 million unintended pregnancies in the United States each year.
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The first oral chemotherapy drug for colon cancer was approved by FDA in 2001.