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There are more bacteria in your mouth than there are people in the world.
People with high total cholesterol have about two times the risk for heart disease as people with ideal levels.
The calories found in one piece of cherry cheesecake could light a 60-watt light bulb for 1.5 hours.
In Eastern Europe and Russia, interferon is administered intranasally in varied doses for the common cold and influenza. It is claimed that this treatment can lower the risk of infection by as much as 60–70%.
For about 100 years, scientists thought that peptic ulcers were caused by stress, spicy food, and alcohol. Later, researchers added stomach acid to the list of causes and began treating ulcers with antacids. Now it is known that peptic ulcers are predominantly caused by Helicobacter pylori, a spiral-shaped bacterium that normally exist in the stomach.