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Of the estimated 2 million heroin users in the United States, 600,000–800,000 are considered hardcore addicts. Heroin addiction is considered to be one of the hardest addictions to recover from.
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.
The first oral chemotherapy drug for colon cancer was approved by FDA in 2001.
More than 4.4billion prescriptions were dispensed within the United States in 2016.
After 5 years of being diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis, one every three patients will no longer be able to work.