All adults should have their cholesterol levels checked once every 5 years. During 2009–2010, 69.4% of Americans age 20 and older reported having their cholesterol checked within the last five years.
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Multiple sclerosis is a condition wherein the body's nervous system is weakened by an autoimmune reaction that attacks the myelin sheaths of neurons.
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The horizontal fraction bar was introduced by the Arabs.
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Adults are resistant to the bacterium that causes Botulism. These bacteria thrive in honey – therefore, honey should never be given to infants since their immune systems are not yet resistant.
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People with high total cholesterol have about two times the risk for heart disease as people with ideal levels.
USF Biologist Taegan McMahon conducts experiments on chlorothalonil at a research facility in East H
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