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Women are 50% to 75% more likely than men to experience an adverse drug reaction.
During the twentieth century, a variant of the metric system was used in Russia and France in which the base unit of mass was the tonne. Instead of kilograms, this system used millitonnes (mt).
More than 4.4billion prescriptions were dispensed within the United States in 2016.
Many people have small pouches in their colons that bulge outward through weak spots. Each pouch is called a diverticulum. About 10% of Americans older than age 40 years have diverticulosis, which, when the pouches become infected or inflamed, is called diverticulitis. The main cause of diverticular disease is a low-fiber diet.
After 5 years of being diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis, one every three patients will no longer be able to work.