There are more sensory neurons in the tongue than in any other part of the body.
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Asthma cases in Americans are about 75% higher today than they were in 1980.
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Though Candida and Aspergillus species are the most common fungal pathogens causing invasive fungal disease in the immunocompromised, infections due to previously uncommon hyaline and dematiaceous filamentous fungi are occurring more often today. Rare fungal infections, once accurately diagnosed, may require surgical debridement, immunotherapy, and newer antifungals used singly or in combination with older antifungals, on a case-by-case basis.
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You should not take more than 1,000 mg of vitamin E per day. Doses above this amount increase the risk of bleeding problems that can lead to a stroke.
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More than nineteen million Americans carry the factor V gene that causes blood clots, pulmonary embolism, and heart disease.