To combat osteoporosis, changes in lifestyle and diet are recommended. At-risk patients should include 1,200 to 1,500 mg of calcium daily either via dietary means or with supplements.
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In 1835 it was discovered that a disease of silkworms known as muscardine could be transferred from one silkworm to another, and was caused by a fungus.
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There are more bacteria in your mouth than there are people in the world.
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Oliver Wendell Holmes is credited with introducing the words "anesthesia" and "anesthetic" into the English language in 1846.
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The heart is located in the center of the chest, with part of it tipped slightly so that it taps against the left side of the chest.
Examining the survivorship curve of a Dall mountain sheep population reveals information on the caus
The Dall sheep, Ovis dalli, a mountain sheep of far northern North America, was the subject of one o