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As the western states of America were settled, pioneers often had to drink rancid water from ponds and other sources. This often resulted in chronic diarrhea, causing many cases of dehydration and death that could have been avoided if clean water had been available.
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Excessive alcohol use costs the country approximately $235 billion every year.
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The first documented use of surgical anesthesia in the United States was in Connecticut in 1844.
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This year, an estimated 1.4 million Americans will have a new or recurrent heart attack.
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The most destructive flu epidemic of all times in recorded history occurred in 1918, with approximately 20 million deaths worldwide.