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Many people have small pouches in their colons that bulge outward through weak spots. Each pouch is called a diverticulum. About 10% of Americans older than age 40 years have diverticulosis, which, when the pouches become infected or inflamed, is called diverticulitis. The main cause of diverticular disease is a low-fiber diet.
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Autoimmune diseases occur when the immune system destroys its own healthy tissues. When this occurs, white blood cells cannot distinguish between pathogens and normal cells.
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There are more bacteria in your mouth than there are people in the world.
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Excessive alcohol use costs the country approximately $235 billion every year.
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Human kidneys will clean about 1 million gallons of blood in an average lifetime.