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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).
Multiple experimental evidences have confirmed that at the molecular level, cancer is caused by lesions in cellular DNA.
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.
If all the neurons in the human body were lined up, they would stretch more than 600 miles.
Illicit drug use costs the United States approximately $181 billion every year.