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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.
Patients who cannot swallow may receive nutrition via a parenteral route—usually, a catheter is inserted through the chest into a large vein going into the heart.
Vaccines prevent between 2.5 and 4 million deaths every year.
Green tea is able to stop the scent of garlic or onion from causing bad breath.
More than nineteen million Americans carry the factor V gene that causes blood clots, pulmonary embolism, and heart disease.