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People about to have surgery must tell their health care providers about all supplements they take.
More than 2,500 barbiturates have been synthesized. At the height of their popularity, about 50 were marketed for human use.
Walt Disney helped combat malaria by making an animated film in 1943 called The Winged Scourge. This short film starred the seven dwarfs and taught children that mosquitos transmit malaria, which is a very bad disease. It advocated the killing of mosquitos to stop the disease.
The senior population grows every year. Seniors older than 65 years of age now comprise more than 13% of the total population. However, women outlive men. In the 85-and-over age group, there are only 45 men to every 100 women.
People with high total cholesterol have about two times the risk for heart disease as people with ideal levels.
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