Free radicals are highly reactive molecules that circulate in the body and can damage cells over time.

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Also abundantly clear became the damage of mutual neglect over time.

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Aside from immediate symptoms, like abdominal pain and diarrhea, celiac disease can cause serious damage to the small intestine over time, leading to poor absorption of nutrients and vitamins.

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The oxygen concentration was still cranked up to a hundred per cent, which, over time, can damage the lungs.

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Well, hurricane strikes are actually a really poor measure of hurricane activity, since whether major hurricanes hit land or stay out at sea or hit some other country is pretty random (the only metric that is worse is hurricane damage numbers, which are biased over time and geography with large variations in coastal development value).

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Shu noted that statins can cause gastrointestinal discomfort and over time may cause varying degrees of liver damage.

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But too much TNF over long periods of time is toxic, causing severe inflammation and tissue damage.

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