According to the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, more than 50 million Americans have some kind of food allergy. Food allergies affect between 4 and 6% of children, and 4% of adults, according to the CDC. The most common food allergies include shellfish, peanuts, walnuts, fish, eggs, milk, and soy.
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More than 34,000 trademarked medication names and more than 10,000 generic medication names are in use in the United States.
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Asthma is the most common chronic childhood disease in the world. Most children who develop asthma have symptoms before they are 5 years old.
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The average human gut is home to perhaps 500 to 1,000 different species of bacteria.
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This year, an estimated 1.4 million Americans will have a new or recurrent heart attack.
