If all the neurons in the human body were lined up, they would stretch more than 600 miles.
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Medication errors are more common among seriously ill patients than with those with minor conditions.
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About 100 new prescription or over-the-counter drugs come into the U.S. market every year.
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Over time, chronic hepatitis B virus and hepatitis C virus infections can progress to advanced liver disease, liver failure, and hepatocellular carcinoma. Unlike other forms, more than 80% of hepatitis C infections become chronic and lead to liver disease. When combined with hepatitis B, hepatitis C now accounts for 75% percent of all cases of liver disease around the world. Liver failure caused by hepatitis C is now leading cause of liver transplants in the United States.
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The types of cancer that alpha interferons are used to treat include hairy cell leukemia, melanoma, follicular non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, and AIDS-related Kaposi's sarcoma.
Position of the Heart in the Thoracic Cavity
Summation of Heart Sounds, S3
Color enhanced X-ray showing a pacemaker implanted in the left side of the chest and the electrode w
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Sequence of patient positions for heart auscultation