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The term bacteria was devised in the 19th century by German biologist Ferdinand Cohn. He based it on the Greek word "bakterion" meaning a small rod or staff. Cohn is considered to be the father of modern bacteriology.
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Approximately one in four people diagnosed with diabetes will develop foot problems. Of these, about one-third will require lower extremity amputation.
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Thyroid conditions cause a higher risk of fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome.
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The human body produces and destroys 15 million blood cells every second.
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Cancer has been around as long as humankind, but only in the second half of the twentieth century did the number of cancer cases explode.