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.
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Hyperthyroidism leads to an increased rate of metabolism and affects about 1% of women but only 0.1% of men. For most people, this increased metabolic rate causes the thyroid gland to become enlarged (known as a goiter).
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Elderly adults are at greatest risk of stroke and myocardial infarction and have the most to gain from prophylaxis. Patients ages 60 to 80 years with blood pressures above 160/90 mm Hg should benefit from antihypertensive treatment.
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The modern decimal position system was the invention of the Hindus (around 800 AD), involving the placing of numerals to indicate their value (units, tens, hundreds, and so on).
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Excessive alcohol use costs the country approximately $235 billion every year.
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Proper Hand Washing
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Dental topography differs between A. Afarensis and H. erectus, suggesting the australopithecine teet
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Bronfenbrenner’s model of the ecological-systems approach to studying development. He suggested that
The end of a box-end wrench is angled 15 degrees to allow clearance for nearby objects or other ...