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The human body produces and destroys 15 million blood cells every second.
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The use of salicylates dates back 2,500 years to Hippocrates’s recommendation of willow bark (from which a salicylate is derived) as an aid to the pains of childbirth. However, overdosage of salicylates can harm body fluids, electrolytes, the CNS, the GI tract, the ears, the lungs, the blood, the liver, and the kidneys and cause coma or death.
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The average office desk has 400 times more bacteria on it than a toilet.
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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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Famous people who died from poisoning or drug overdose include, Adolf Hitler, Socrates, Juan Ponce de Leon, Marilyn Monroe, Judy Garland, and John Belushi.
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TEN RULES OF PERFORMANCE IN A REDESIGNED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM
It is important to act concerned when a patient is upset.
Carrie Mae Weems, Untitled (Man Smoking/Malcolm X), from The Kitchen Table Series.
Old Age and Health
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