More than one-third of adult Americans are obese. Diseases that kill the largest number of people annually, such as heart disease, cancer, diabetes, stroke, and hypertension, can be attributed to diet.
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People often find it difficult to accept the idea that bacteria can be beneficial and improve health. Lactic acid bacteria are good, and when eaten, these bacteria improve health and increase longevity. These bacteria included in foods such as yogurt.
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Acetaminophen (Tylenol) in overdose can seriously damage the liver. It should never be taken by people who use alcohol heavily; it can result in severe liver damage and even a condition requiring a liver transplant.
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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 term pharmacology is derived from the Greek words pharmakon("claim, medicine, poison, or remedy") and logos ("study").
Summation of Heart Sounds, Normal Physiological Split of S2
Summation of Heart Sounds, Intensified P2, Diminished P2
Cardiac catheterization. Insertion of a tube called a catheter through a blood vessel. In this examp
Blood Flow through the Heart
Desmosomes and gap junctions, as shown in heart muscle: Desmosome