In ancient Rome, many of the richer people in the population had lead-induced gout. The reason for this is unclear. Lead poisoning has also been linked to madness.
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The human body produces and destroys 15 million blood cells every second.
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It is believed that humans initially contracted crabs from gorillas about 3 million years ago from either sleeping in gorilla nests or eating the apes.
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Today, nearly 8 out of 10 pregnant women living with HIV (about 1.1 million), receive antiretrovirals.
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People about to have surgery must tell their health care providers about all supplements they take.
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The S-curve in the human vertebral column--a result of the evolution of bipedality--makes humans hig
Steps in acute inflammation.
Signs and symptoms of acute glomerulonephritis.
Patterns of tissue injury secondary to gunshot wounds.