Causes of jaundice. Jaundice is caused by a build-up of a substance called bilirubin in the blood and tissues of the body. Any condition that disrupts the movement of bilirubin from the blood to the liver and out of the body can cause jaundice. Bilirubin Bilirubin is a waste product created when red blood cells break down.
Terry Rouse of Kansas City, Mo., is building a tiny house in downtown Kansas City Thursday afternoon, June 4, 2015. T. Rob Brown T. Rob Brown/Special to the Star. Jason Hatton, with Second Life Studios, works on a window on Thursday, June 4, 2015, for a tiny house at Cherry Street and 27th Terrance in Kansas City.
Mini-apartments are the next big thing in U.S. cities. U.S. Cities May Embrace New York's Tiny, Less-Pricey Apartments. Construction will start soon on an experimental New York housing complex in Manhattan with 55 micro-sized apartments, from 250 to 370 square feet each. The prefabricated units, which will rent for $914 to $1,873 per month, aim to help alleviate the city's shortage of less-pricey studios and one-bedroom apartments.