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Hip fractures are the most serious consequences of osteoporosis. The incidence of hip fractures increases with each decade among patients in their 60s to patients in their 90s for both women and men of all populations. Men and women older than 80 years of age show the highest incidence of hip fractures.
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Dogs have been used in studies to detect various cancers in human subjects. They have been trained to sniff breath samples from humans that were collected by having them breathe into special tubes. These people included 55 lung cancer patients, 31 breast cancer patients, and 83 cancer-free patients. The dogs detected 54 of the 55 lung cancer patients as having cancer, detected 28 of the 31 breast cancer patients, and gave only three false-positive results (detecting cancer in people who didn't have it).
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In 2012, nearly 24 milliion Americans, aged 12 and older, had abused an illicit drug, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA).
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The strongest synthetic topical retinoid drug available, tazarotene, is used to treat sun-damaged skin, acne, and psoriasis.
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By definition, when a medication is administered intravenously, its bioavailability is 100%.
NCC MERP Index for Categorizing Medication Errors
Richard Wrangham’s “female-bonded” theory of intergroup competition was highly influential in our un
Shope’s Model of Young Driver Crash Risks The model shows that many factors contribute to crash ris
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Mediator as a bridge between gene-specific regulatory factors and the general transcription
How much the temperature will rise depends on many factors that affect the level of GHG emission