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As many as 28% of hospitalized patients requiring mechanical ventilators to help them breathe (for more than 48 hours) will develop ventilator-associated pneumonia. Current therapy involves intravenous antibiotics, but new antibiotics that can be inhaled (and more directly treat the infection) are being developed.
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About 600,000 particles of skin are shed every hour by each human. If you live to age 70 years, you have shed 105 pounds of dead skin.
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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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Pink eye is a term that refers to conjunctivitis, which is inflammation of the thin, clear membrane (conjunctiva) over the white part of the eye (sclera). It may be triggered by a virus, bacteria, or foreign body in the eye. Antibiotic eye drops alleviate bacterial conjunctivitis, and antihistamine allergy pills or eye drops help control allergic conjunctivitis symptoms.
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In the United States, an estimated 50 million unnecessary antibiotics are prescribed for viral respiratory infections.
Schematic of typical animal cell depicting the various organelles and structures.
A typical 3 ton (6,000 lb) capacity hydraulic jack.
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A typical IAC.
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