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The average older adult in the United States takes five prescription drugs per day. Half of these drugs contain a sedative. Alcohol should therefore be avoided by most senior citizens because of the dangerous interactions between alcohol and sedatives.
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To prove that stomach ulcers were caused by bacteria and not by stress, a researcher consumed an entire laboratory beaker full of bacterial culture. After this, he did indeed develop stomach ulcers, and won the Nobel Prize for his discovery.
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There are 20 feet of blood vessels in each square inch of human skin.
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Asthma cases in Americans are about 75% higher today than they were in 1980.
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Approximately 500,000 babies are born each year in the United States to teenage mothers.