Approximately 500,000 babies are born each year in the United States to teenage mothers.
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Colchicine is a highly poisonous alkaloid originally extracted from a type of saffron plant that is used mainly to treat gout.
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People often find it difficult to accept the idea that bacteria can be beneficial and improve health. Lactic acid bacteria are good, and when eaten, these bacteria improve health and increase longevity. These bacteria included in foods such as yogurt.
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The immune system needs 9.5 hours of sleep in total darkness to recharge completely.
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Fungal nail infections account for up to 30% of all skin infections. They affect 5% of the general population—mostly people over the age of 70.
The breeding and wintering grounds of the American redstart, Setophaga ruticilla.
Painting of a Colonial American boy holding a pet squirrel.
Loss of Indian Lands, 1850–2010
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