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Nearly 31 million adults in America have a total cholesterol level that is more than 240 mg per dL.
Egg cells are about the size of a grain of sand. They are formed inside of a female's ovaries before she is even born.
Bisphosphonates were first developed in the nineteenth century. They were first investigated for use in disorders of bone metabolism in the 1960s. They are now used clinically for the treatment of osteoporosis, Paget's disease, bone metastasis, multiple myeloma, and other conditions that feature bone fragility.
Illness; diuretics; laxative abuse; hot weather; exercise; sweating; caffeine; alcoholic beverages; starvation diets; inadequate carbohydrate consumption; and diets high in protein, salt, or fiber can cause people to become dehydrated.
In 1844, Charles Goodyear obtained the first patent for a rubber condom.