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In the United States, there is a birth every 8 seconds, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Population Clock.
In the ancient and medieval periods, dysentery killed about ? of all babies before they reach 12 months of age. The disease was transferred through contaminated drinking water, because there was no way to adequately dispose of sewage, which contaminated the water.
It is difficult to obtain enough calcium without consuming milk or other dairy foods.
The first oral chemotherapy drug for colon cancer was approved by FDA in 2001.
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.