As a result of the World War I practice of embalming the bodies of soldiers before shipping them home from European battlefields, embalming came into widespread use in the United States after 1920

Children are overweight if their body mass index (BMI) is at the top 15th percentile or higher on the growth chart

Indicate whether this statement is true or false.

Gilda has a disease that occurs in about 1 in every 2,000 children. Gilda has serious respiratory problems and lung infections. Gilda probably

A) has sickle-cell disease, and she is likely to die before the age of thirty unless she gets a lung transplant. B) has sickle-cell disease, but this should not affect how long she lives. C) has cystic fibrosis, and she is likely to die before the age of thirty unless she gets a lung transplant. D) has cystic fibrosis, but this should not affect how long she lives.