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The average older adult in the United States takes five prescription drugs per day. Half of these drugs contain a sedative. Alcohol should therefore be avoided by most senior citizens because of the dangerous interactions between alcohol and sedatives.
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The highest suicide rate in the United States is among people ages 65 years and older. Almost 15% of people in this age group commit suicide every year.
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Human kidneys will clean about 1 million gallons of blood in an average lifetime.
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In the United States, there is a birth every 8 seconds, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Population Clock.
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Between 1999 and 2012, American adults with high total cholesterol decreased from 18.3% to 12.9%