Patients who have been on total parenteral nutrition for more than a few days may need to have foods gradually reintroduced to give the digestive tract time to start working again.
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The first-known contraceptive was crocodile dung, used in Egypt in 2000 BC. Condoms were also reportedly used, made of animal bladders or intestines.
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The Romans did not use numerals to indicate fractions but instead used words to indicate parts of a whole.
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Allergies play a major part in the health of children. The most prevalent childhood allergies are milk, egg, soy, wheat, peanuts, tree nuts, and seafood.
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In the United States, there is a birth every 8 seconds, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Population Clock.
General structure of an amino acid
Amino acids chart
Formation of a peptide bond by a condensation reaction.
Amino acids and proteins.
Andean-Type Mountain Building
Chloroplast segregation determined by mating type in Chlamydomonas