|
Author Question: If a child knows what a chair is and every time she sees a new chair she recognizes it as a chair, ... (Read 3123 times) |
People with high total cholesterol have about two times the risk for heart disease as people with ideal levels.
About 60% of newborn infants in the United States are jaundiced; that is, they look yellow. Kernicterus is a form of brain damage caused by excessive jaundice. When babies begin to be affected by excessive jaundice and begin to have brain damage, they become excessively lethargic.
Studies show that systolic blood pressure can be significantly lowered by taking statins. In fact, the higher the patient's baseline blood pressure, the greater the effect of statins on his or her blood pressure.
A strange skin disease referred to as Morgellons has occurred in the southern United States and in California. Symptoms include slowly healing sores, joint pain, persistent fatigue, and a sensation of things crawling through the skin. Another symptom is strange-looking, threadlike extrusions coming out of the skin.
The heart is located in the center of the chest, with part of it tipped slightly so that it taps against the left side of the chest.