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More than 34,000 trademarked medication names and more than 10,000 generic medication names are in use in the United States.
More than 30% of American adults, and about 12% of children utilize health care approaches that were developed outside of conventional medicine.
There are actually 60 minerals, 16 vitamins, 12 essential amino acids, and three essential fatty acids that your body needs every day.
Medication errors are three times higher among children and infants than with adults.
As the western states of America were settled, pioneers often had to drink rancid water from ponds and other sources. This often resulted in chronic diarrhea, causing many cases of dehydration and death that could have been avoided if clean water had been available.