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Cancer has been around as long as humankind, but only in the second half of the twentieth century did the number of cancer cases explode.
Oxytocin is recommended only for pregnancies that have a medical reason for inducing labor (such as eclampsia) and is not recommended for elective procedures or for making the birthing process more convenient.
About 80% of major fungal systemic infections are due to Candida albicans. Another form, Candida peritonitis, occurs most often in postoperative patients. A rare disease, Candida meningitis, may follow leukemia, kidney transplant, other immunosuppressed factors, or when suffering from Candida septicemia.
The average office desk has 400 times more bacteria on it than a toilet.
More than nineteen million Americans carry the factor V gene that causes blood clots, pulmonary embolism, and heart disease.