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For about 100 years, scientists thought that peptic ulcers were caused by stress, spicy food, and alcohol. Later, researchers added stomach acid to the list of causes and began treating ulcers with antacids. Now it is known that peptic ulcers are predominantly caused by Helicobacter pylori, a spiral-shaped bacterium that normally exist in the stomach.
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Between 1999 and 2012, American adults with high total cholesterol decreased from 18.3% to 12.9%
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The oldest recorded age was 122. Madame Jeanne Calment was born in France in 1875 and died in 1997. She was a vegetarian and loved olive oil, port wine, and chocolate.
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It is believed that the Incas used anesthesia. Evidence supports the theory that shamans chewed cocoa leaves and drilled holes into the heads of patients (letting evil spirits escape), spitting into the wounds they made. The mixture of cocaine, saliva, and resin numbed the site enough to allow hours of drilling.
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Bacteria have flourished on the earth for over three billion years. They were the first life forms on the planet.
The calcaneus spur found on the male's hind limb is used to deliver venom.
Campylobacter bacteria are found in most chicken meat. If chicken meat is not well cooked or raw mea
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Healthier choices can be made when time is taken to read a nutrition label.
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