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The top five reasons that children stay home from school are as follows: colds, stomach flu (gastroenteritis), ear infection (otitis media), pink eye (conjunctivitis), and sore throat.
Always store hazardous household chemicals in their original containers out of reach of children. These include bleach, paint, strippers and products containing turpentine, garden chemicals, oven cleaners, fondue fuels, nail polish, and nail polish remover.
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.
On average, someone in the United States has a stroke about every 40 seconds. This is about 795,000 people per year.
Human stomach acid is strong enough to dissolve small pieces of metal such as razor blades or staples.