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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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Throughout history, plants containing cardiac steroids have been used as heart drugs and as poisons (e.g., in arrows used in combat), emetics, and diuretics.
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The most common treatment options for addiction include psychotherapy, support groups, and individual counseling.
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Only 12 hours after an egg cell is fertilized by a sperm cell, the egg cell starts to divide. As it continues to divide, it moves along the fallopian tube toward the uterus at about 1 inch per day.
European Rabbit in Shropshire, England, infected with myxomatosis, a disease caused by the Myxoma vi
Photograph of the flea that transmits Yersinia pestis to cause bubonic plague, called the oriental r
Mechanism of Action of Direct-Acting Antispasmodics
Raynaud’s disease.
Deformation of the hand from rheumatoid arthritis.
Structure and mechanism of CRISPR–cas in microbes