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Egg cells are about the size of a grain of sand. They are formed inside of a female's ovaries before she is even born.
Cyanide works by making the human body unable to use oxygen.
Earwax has antimicrobial properties that reduce the viability of bacteria and fungus in the human ear.
Stroke kills people from all ethnic backgrounds, but the people at highest risk for fatal strokes are: black men, black women, Asian men, white men, and white women.
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.