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Serum cholesterol testing in adults is recommended every 1 to 5 years. People with diabetes and a family history of high cholesterol should be tested even more frequently.
According to the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, more than 50 million Americans have some kind of food allergy. Food allergies affect between 4 and 6% of children, and 4% of adults, according to the CDC. The most common food allergies include shellfish, peanuts, walnuts, fish, eggs, milk, and soy.
After a vasectomy, it takes about 12 ejaculations to clear out sperm that were already beyond the blocked area.
Between 1999 and 2012, American adults with high total cholesterol decreased from 18.3% to 12.9%
Recent studies have shown that the number of medication errors increases in relation to the number of orders that are verified per pharmacist, per work shift.