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In the United States, an estimated 50 million unnecessary antibiotics are prescribed for viral respiratory infections.
Increased intake of vitamin D has been shown to reduce fractures up to 25% in older people.
For about 100 years, scientists thought that peptic ulcers were caused by stress, spicy food, and alcohol. Later, researchers added stomach acid to the list of causes and began treating ulcers with antacids. Now it is known that peptic ulcers are predominantly caused by Helicobacter pylori, a spiral-shaped bacterium that normally exist in the stomach.
There are over 65,000 known species of protozoa. About 10,000 species are parasitic.
In the United States, there is a birth every 8 seconds, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Population Clock.