Serum cholesterol testing in adults is recommended every 1 to 5 years. People with diabetes and a family history of high cholesterol should be tested even more frequently.
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Thyroid conditions cause a higher risk of fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome.
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There are more nerve cells in one human brain than there are stars in the Milky Way.
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Despite claims by manufacturers, the supplement known as Ginkgo biloba was shown in a study of more than 3,000 participants to be ineffective in reducing development of dementia and Alzheimer’s disease in older people.
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In ancient Rome, many of the richer people in the population had lead-induced gout. The reason for this is unclear. Lead poisoning has also been linked to madness.
Soil Degradation and Loss
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A funnel helps in hearing if the electric fuel pump inside the gas tank is working.
The remarkably complete skull of a 3-year-old Australopithecus girl; the fossil is 3.3 million ...