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People with alcoholism are at a much greater risk of malnutrition than are other people and usually exhibit low levels of most vitamins (especially folic acid). This is because alcohol often takes the place of 50% of their daily intake of calories, with little nutritional value contained in it.
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The word drug comes from the Dutch word droog (meaning "dry"). For centuries, most drugs came from dried plants, hence the name.
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This year, an estimated 1.4 million Americans will have a new or recurrent heart attack.
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The Romans did not use numerals to indicate fractions but instead used words to indicate parts of a whole.
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In 1864, the first barbiturate (barbituric acid) was synthesized.