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Women are 50% to 75% more likely than men to experience an adverse drug reaction.
The human body produces and destroys 15 million blood cells every second.
More than 4.4billion prescriptions were dispensed within the United States in 2016.
A recent study has found that following a diet rich in berries may slow down the aging process of the brain. This diet apparently helps to keep dopamine levels much higher than are seen in normal individuals who do not eat berries as a regular part of their diet as they enter their later years.
The first successful kidney transplant was performed in 1954 and occurred in Boston. A kidney from an identical twin was transplanted into his dying brother's body and was not rejected because it did not appear foreign to his body.