According to the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, lung disease is the third leading killer in the United States, responsible for one in seven deaths. It is the leading cause of death among infants under the age of one year.
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Patients who cannot swallow may receive nutrition via a parenteral route—usually, a catheter is inserted through the chest into a large vein going into the heart.
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Prostaglandins were first isolated from human semen in Sweden in the 1930s. They were so named because the researcher thought that they came from the prostate gland. In fact, prostaglandins exist and are synthesized in almost every cell of the body.
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Earwax has antimicrobial properties that reduce the viability of bacteria and fungus in the human ear.
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The familiar sounds of your heart are made by the heart's valves as they open and close.
Every state has a two-letter abbreviation.
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This isn’t exactly what’s meant by the phrase “You are what you eat,” but it’s close