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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If you could remove all of your skin, it would weigh up to 5 pounds.
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The B-complex vitamins and vitamin C are not stored in the body and must be replaced each day.
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Colchicine is a highly poisonous alkaloid originally extracted from a type of saffron plant that is used mainly to treat gout.
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The longest a person has survived after a heart transplant is 24 years.
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