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In the United States, an estimated 50 million unnecessary antibiotics are prescribed for viral respiratory infections.
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Many people have small pouches in their colons that bulge outward through weak spots. Each pouch is called a diverticulum. About 10% of Americans older than age 40 years have diverticulosis, which, when the pouches become infected or inflamed, is called diverticulitis. The main cause of diverticular disease is a low-fiber diet.
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Atropine, along with scopolamine and hyoscyamine, is found in the Datura stramonium plant, which gives hallucinogenic effects and is also known as locoweed.
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Egg cells are about the size of a grain of sand. They are formed inside of a female's ovaries before she is even born.
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Patients who have been on total parenteral nutrition for more than a few days may need to have foods gradually reintroduced to give the digestive tract time to start working again.
(A) Normal spongy bone. (B) Spongy bone with osteoporosis, which is characterized by a loss of bone
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