Elderly adults are living longer, and causes of death are shifting. At the same time, autopsy rates are at or near their lowest in history.
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After 5 years of being diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis, one every three patients will no longer be able to work.
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Liver spots have nothing whatsoever to do with the liver. They are a type of freckles commonly seen in older adults who have been out in the sun without sufficient sunscreen.
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In 1864, the first barbiturate (barbituric acid) was synthesized.
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Asthma cases in Americans are about 75% higher today than they were in 1980.
