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One way to reduce acid reflux is to lose two or three pounds. Most people lose weight in the belly area first when they increase exercise, meaning that heartburn can be reduced quickly by this method.
On average, someone in the United States has a stroke about every 40 seconds. This is about 795,000 people per year.
The Romans did not use numerals to indicate fractions but instead used words to indicate parts of a whole.
Ether was used widely for surgeries but became less popular because of its flammability and its tendency to cause vomiting. In England, it was quickly replaced by chloroform, but this agent caused many deaths and lost popularity.
More than nineteen million Americans carry the factor V gene that causes blood clots, pulmonary embolism, and heart disease.