The Babylonians wrote numbers in a system that used 60 as the base value rather than the number 10. They did not have a symbol for "zero."
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Stroke kills people from all ethnic backgrounds, but the people at highest risk for fatal strokes are: black men, black women, Asian men, white men, and white women.
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The calories found in one piece of cherry cheesecake could light a 60-watt light bulb for 1.5 hours.
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Increased intake of vitamin D has been shown to reduce fractures up to 25% in older people.
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Individuals are never “cured” of addictions. Instead, they learn how to manage their disease to lead healthy, balanced lives.
An analogy for how cardiac output, resistance, and blood pressure are related.