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Hyperthyroidism leads to an increased rate of metabolism and affects about 1% of women but only 0.1% of men. For most people, this increased metabolic rate causes the thyroid gland to become enlarged (known as a goiter).
Certain chemicals, after ingestion, can be converted by the body into cyanide. Most of these chemicals have been removed from the market, but some old nail polish remover, solvents, and plastics manufacturing solutions can contain these substances.
More than 30% of American adults, and about 12% of children utilize health care approaches that were developed outside of conventional medicine.
Bacteria have been found alive in a lake buried one half mile under ice in Antarctica.
Between 1999 and 2012, American adults with high total cholesterol decreased from 18.3% to 12.9%