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People with high total cholesterol have about two times the risk for heart disease as people with ideal levels.
Cyanide works by making the human body unable to use oxygen.
In the United States, an estimated 50 million unnecessary antibiotics are prescribed for viral respiratory infections.
The senior population grows every year. Seniors older than 65 years of age now comprise more than 13% of the total population. However, women outlive men. In the 85-and-over age group, there are only 45 men to every 100 women.
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.