Nearly 31 million adults in America have a total cholesterol level that is more than 240 mg per dL.
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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.
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Drying your hands with a paper towel will reduce the bacterial count on your hands by 45–60%.
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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.
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Approximately 25% of all reported medication errors result from some kind of name confusion.