Eat fiber! A diet high in fiber can help lower cholesterol levels by as much as 10%.
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The use of salicylates dates back 2,500 years to Hippocrates’s recommendation of willow bark (from which a salicylate is derived) as an aid to the pains of childbirth. However, overdosage of salicylates can harm body fluids, electrolytes, the CNS, the GI tract, the ears, the lungs, the blood, the liver, and the kidneys and cause coma or death.
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Cytomegalovirus affects nearly the same amount of newborns every year as Down syndrome.
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Oxytocin is recommended only for pregnancies that have a medical reason for inducing labor (such as eclampsia) and is not recommended for elective procedures or for making the birthing process more convenient.
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The calories found in one piece of cherry cheesecake could light a 60-watt light bulb for 1.5 hours.
Changes in metabolic rate of selected structures in a mammal's body during different activities