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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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Vaccines cause herd immunity. If the majority of people in a community have been vaccinated against a disease, an unvaccinated person is less likely to get the disease since others are less likely to become sick from it and spread the disease.
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Drugs are in development that may cure asthma and hay fever once and for all. They target leukotrienes, which are known to cause tightening of the air passages in the lungs and increase mucus productions in nasal passages.
Pelvic inflammatory disease. Chlamydia or gonorrhea spreads up the vagina into the uterus and then t
Emphysema. (a) Illustration comparing normal lungs and emphysemic lungs. The inserts illustrate how
Immune Response
The “Flat Head” (Chinook) Indians acquired their name through shaping in infancy, as shown in a diag
Herpes simplex virus sore on the lip
Over time, cells acquire mutations. Two independently acquired mutations in the same cell may be suf