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To maintain good kidney function, you should drink at least 3 quarts of water daily. Water dilutes urine and helps prevent concentrations of salts and minerals that can lead to kidney stone formation. Chronic dehydration is a major contributor to the development of kidney stones.
After 5 years of being diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis, one every three patients will no longer be able to work.
Aspirin is the most widely used drug in the world. It has even been recognized as such by the Guinness Book of World Records.
Serum cholesterol testing in adults is recommended every 1 to 5 years. People with diabetes and a family history of high cholesterol should be tested even more frequently.
In the United States, there is a birth every 8 seconds, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Population Clock.