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Drying your hands with a paper towel will reduce the bacterial count on your hands by 45–60%.
Medication errors are three times higher among children and infants than with adults.
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.
To maintain good kidney function, you should drink at least 3 quarts of water daily. Water dilutes urine and helps prevent concentrations of salts and minerals that can lead to kidney stone formation. Chronic dehydration is a major contributor to the development of kidney stones.
Most strokes are caused when blood clots move to a blood vessel in the brain and block blood flow to that area. Thrombolytic therapy can be used to dissolve the clot quickly. If given within 3 hours of the first stroke symptoms, this therapy can help limit stroke damage and disability.