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Human kidneys will clean about 1 million gallons of blood in an average lifetime.
An identified risk factor for osteoporosis is the intake of excessive amounts of vitamin A. Dietary intake of approximately double the recommended daily amount of vitamin A, by women, has been shown to reduce bone mineral density and increase the chances for hip fractures compared with women who consumed the recommended daily amount (or less) of vitamin A.
On average, someone in the United States has a stroke about every 40 seconds. This is about 795,000 people per year.
Street names for barbiturates include reds, red devils, yellow jackets, blue heavens, Christmas trees, and rainbows. They are commonly referred to as downers.
More than 30% of American adults, and about 12% of children utilize health care approaches that were developed outside of conventional medicine.