The average older adult in the United States takes five prescription drugs per day. Half of these drugs contain a sedative. Alcohol should therefore be avoided by most senior citizens because of the dangerous interactions between alcohol and sedatives.
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Calcitonin is a naturally occurring hormone. In women who are at least 5 years beyond menopause, it slows bone loss and increases spinal bone density.
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Green tea is able to stop the scent of garlic or onion from causing bad breath.
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Amoebae are the simplest type of protozoans, and are characterized by a feeding and dividing trophozoite stage that moves by temporary extensions called pseudopodia or false feet.
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Pubic lice (crabs) are usually spread through sexual contact. You cannot catch them by using a public toilet.
Muskox populations remain in the Arctic all year, though they migrate to higher elevations in the wi
The universal choking sign.
Testing hearing acuity using a tuning fork.
Preoperative photograph of a 43-year-old Caucasian male with necrotizing fasciitis on the day of ...