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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.
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The first war in which wide-scale use of anesthetics occurred was the Civil War, and 80% of all wounds were in the extremities.
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Vaccines prevent between 2.5 and 4 million deaths every year.
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Cytomegalovirus affects nearly the same amount of newborns every year as Down syndrome.
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In 1864, the first barbiturate (barbituric acid) was synthesized.