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On average, someone in the United States has a stroke about every 40 seconds. This is about 795,000 people per year.
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Although not all of the following muscle groups are commonly used, intramuscular injections may be given into the abdominals, biceps, calves, deltoids, gluteals, laterals, pectorals, quadriceps, trapezoids, and triceps.
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Complications of influenza include: bacterial pneumonia, ear and sinus infections, dehydration, and worsening of chronic conditions such as asthma, congestive heart failure, or diabetes.
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Tobacco depletes the body of vitamins A, C, and E, which can result in any of the following: dry hair, dry skin, dry eyes, poor growth, night blindness, abscesses, insomnia, fatigue, reproductive system problems, sinusitis, pneumonia, frequent respiratory problems, skin disorders, weight loss, rickets, osteomalacia, nervousness, muscle spasms, leg cramps, extremity numbness, bone malformations, decayed teeth, difficulty in walking, irritability, restlessness, profuse sweating, increased uric acid (gout), joint damage, damaged red blood cells, destruction of nerves, infertility, miscarriage, and many types of cancer.
Recent research suggests that zinc lozenges and nasal gels may help reduce the severity
Total Fertility Rate in the United States, 1860–2008
Tunicate larva (Ascidia), early metamorphosis. LM.
Type III curve. Mortality is highest early in life. Data for a desert shrub (Cleome droserifolia).
Gypsy moths native to Europe and Asia feed on oaks through much of the United States.