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The B-complex vitamins and vitamin C are not stored in the body and must be replaced each day.
Acetaminophen (Tylenol) in overdose can seriously damage the liver. It should never be taken by people who use alcohol heavily; it can result in severe liver damage and even a condition requiring a liver transplant.
There are approximately 3 million unintended pregnancies in the United States each year.
As many as 28% of hospitalized patients requiring mechanical ventilators to help them breathe (for more than 48 hours) will develop ventilator-associated pneumonia. Current therapy involves intravenous antibiotics, but new antibiotics that can be inhaled (and more directly treat the infection) are being developed.
Pubic lice (crabs) are usually spread through sexual contact. You cannot catch them by using a public toilet.