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Between 1999 and 2012, American adults with high total cholesterol decreased from 18.3% to 12.9%
In the ancient and medieval periods, dysentery killed about ? of all babies before they reach 12 months of age. The disease was transferred through contaminated drinking water, because there was no way to adequately dispose of sewage, which contaminated the water.
Bacteria have flourished on the earth for over three billion years. They were the first life forms on the planet.
Persons who overdose with cardiac glycosides have a better chance of overall survival if they can survive the first 24 hours after the overdose.
Cancer has been around as long as humankind, but only in the second half of the twentieth century did the number of cancer cases explode.