The senior population grows every year. Seniors older than 65 years of age now comprise more than 13% of the total population. However, women outlive men. In the 85-and-over age group, there are only 45 men to every 100 women.
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Atropine was named after the Greek goddess Atropos, the oldest and ugliest of the three sisters known as the Fates, who controlled the destiny of men.
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There are over 65,000 known species of protozoa. About 10,000 species are parasitic.
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Illicit drug use costs the United States approximately $181 billion every year.
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In the United States, an estimated 50 million unnecessary antibiotics are prescribed for viral respiratory infections.