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Automated pill dispensing systems have alarms to alert patients when the correct dosing time has arrived. Most systems work with many varieties of medications, so patients who are taking a variety of drugs can still be in control of their dose regimen.
In the ancient and medieval periods, dysentery killed about ? of all babies before they reach 12 months of age. The disease was transferred through contaminated drinking water, because there was no way to adequately dispose of sewage, which contaminated the water.
Urine turns bright yellow if larger than normal amounts of certain substances are consumed; one of these substances is asparagus.
After 5 years of being diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis, one every three patients will no longer be able to work.
Cancer has been around as long as humankind, but only in the second half of the twentieth century did the number of cancer cases explode.