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The immune system needs 9.5 hours of sleep in total darkness to recharge completely.
People who have myopia, or nearsightedness, are not able to see objects at a distance but only up close. It occurs when the cornea is either curved too steeply, the eye is too long, or both. This condition is progressive and worsens with time. More than 100 million people in the United States are nearsighted, but only 20% of those are born with the condition. Diet, eye exercise, drug therapy, and corrective lenses can all help manage nearsightedness.
More than nineteen million Americans carry the factor V gene that causes blood clots, pulmonary embolism, and heart disease.
People about to have surgery must tell their health care providers about all supplements they take.
In the United States, there is a birth every 8 seconds, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Population Clock.