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Glaucoma is a leading cause of blindness. As of yet, there is no cure. Everyone is at risk, and there may be no warning signs. It is six to eight times more common in African Americans than in whites. The best and most effective way to detect glaucoma is to receive a dilated eye examination.
Interferon was scarce and expensive until 1980, when the interferon gene was inserted into bacteria using recombinant DNA technology, allowing for mass cultivation and purification from bacterial cultures.
The average human gut is home to perhaps 500 to 1,000 different species of bacteria.
The B-complex vitamins and vitamin C are not stored in the body and must be replaced each day.
Women are 50% to 75% more likely than men to experience an adverse drug reaction.