About 600,000 particles of skin are shed every hour by each human. If you live to age 70 years, you have shed 105 pounds of dead skin.
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Addicts to opiates often avoid treatment because they are afraid of withdrawal. Though unpleasant, with proper management, withdrawal is rarely fatal and passes relatively quickly.
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After 5 years of being diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis, one every three patients will no longer be able to work.
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All adults should have their cholesterol levels checked once every 5 years. During 2009–2010, 69.4% of Americans age 20 and older reported having their cholesterol checked within the last five years.
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The FDA recognizes 118 routes of administration.
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Polio eradication campaign in Georgia in the 1950s. In the 1950s, 20,000 cases of polio occurred ...