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Nearly 31 million adults in America have a total cholesterol level that is more than 240 mg per dL.
Earwax has antimicrobial properties that reduce the viability of bacteria and fungus in the human ear.
Illicit drug use costs the United States approximately $181 billion every year.
An identified risk factor for osteoporosis is the intake of excessive amounts of vitamin A. Dietary intake of approximately double the recommended daily amount of vitamin A, by women, has been shown to reduce bone mineral density and increase the chances for hip fractures compared with women who consumed the recommended daily amount (or less) of vitamin A.
Cancer has been around as long as humankind, but only in the second half of the twentieth century did the number of cancer cases explode.


