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.
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There are more nerve cells in one human brain than there are stars in the Milky Way.
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Allergies play a major part in the health of children. The most prevalent childhood allergies are milk, egg, soy, wheat, peanuts, tree nuts, and seafood.
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The most destructive flu epidemic of all times in recorded history occurred in 1918, with approximately 20 million deaths worldwide.
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The FDA recognizes 118 routes of administration.
Roles of the central and peripheral nervous systems.
Fraternal twins share about 50 percent of their segregating genes.