Serum cholesterol testing in adults is recommended every 1 to 5 years. People with diabetes and a family history of high cholesterol should be tested even more frequently.
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Normal urine is sterile. It contains fluids, salts, and waste products. It is free of bacteria, viruses, and fungi.
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Cancer has been around as long as humankind, but only in the second half of the twentieth century did the number of cancer cases explode.
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The most common treatment options for addiction include psychotherapy, support groups, and individual counseling.
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In the United States, an estimated 50 million unnecessary antibiotics are prescribed for viral respiratory infections.
Achondroplasia. The individual in this photograph has the reduced limb development that typifies thi
Embryo and fetal development during weeks 1–25 of gestation.