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More than 2,500 barbiturates have been synthesized. At the height of their popularity, about 50 were marketed for human use.
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One way to reduce acid reflux is to lose two or three pounds. Most people lose weight in the belly area first when they increase exercise, meaning that heartburn can be reduced quickly by this method.
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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.
Fatty liver disease and cirrhosis of the liver.
Review of Health and Illness over the Adult Years
For Your Consideration: If you had been reared in an Amish family, how would your ideas, attitudes, ...
The Mulleta family of Ethiopia, described in the opening vignette.
Inflammatory Bowel Disease
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