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Bacteria have been found alive in a lake buried one half mile under ice in Antarctica.
Everyone has one nostril that is larger than the other.
Approximately one in four people diagnosed with diabetes will develop foot problems. Of these, about one-third will require lower extremity amputation.
Earwax has antimicrobial properties that reduce the viability of bacteria and fungus in the human ear.
The Food and Drug Administration has approved Risperdal, an adult antipsychotic drug, for the symptomatic treatment of irritability in children and adolescents with autism. The approval is the first for the use of a drug to treat behaviors associated with autism in children. These behaviors are included under the general heading of irritability and include aggression, deliberate self-injury, and temper tantrums.