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Between 1999 and 2012, American adults with high total cholesterol decreased from 18.3% to 12.9%
The first documented use of surgical anesthesia in the United States was in Connecticut in 1844.
People about to have surgery must tell their health care providers about all supplements they take.
For about 100 years, scientists thought that peptic ulcers were caused by stress, spicy food, and alcohol. Later, researchers added stomach acid to the list of causes and began treating ulcers with antacids. Now it is known that peptic ulcers are predominantly caused by Helicobacter pylori, a spiral-shaped bacterium that normally exist in the stomach.
Hyperthyroidism leads to an increased rate of metabolism and affects about 1% of women but only 0.1% of men. For most people, this increased metabolic rate causes the thyroid gland to become enlarged (known as a goiter).