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Many people have small pouches in their colons that bulge outward through weak spots. Each pouch is called a diverticulum. About 10% of Americans older than age 40 years have diverticulosis, which, when the pouches become infected or inflamed, is called diverticulitis. The main cause of diverticular disease is a low-fiber diet.
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More than 50% of American adults have oral herpes, which is commonly known as "cold sores" or "fever blisters." The herpes virus can be active on the skin surface without showing any signs or causing any symptoms.
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As many as 20% of Americans have been infected by the fungus known as Histoplasmosis. While most people are asymptomatic or only have slight symptoms, infection can progress to a rapid and potentially fatal superinfection.
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Egg cells are about the size of a grain of sand. They are formed inside of a female's ovaries before she is even born.
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Persons who overdose with cardiac glycosides have a better chance of overall survival if they can survive the first 24 hours after the overdose.
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History of the number of observed sunspots during the last 250 years, which shows the ~11-year solar
Early in the twentieth century, when malnutrition was common, companies such as this one advertised
Kwashiorkor The edema in this child’s belly is a classic sign of kwashiorkor
DID YOU KNOW? DRIVING FAST CAUSES HAIR LOSS
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