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GI conditions that will keep you out of the U.S. armed services include ulcers, varices, fistulas, esophagitis, gastritis, congenital abnormalities, inflammatory bowel disease, enteritis, colitis, proctitis, duodenal diverticula, malabsorption syndromes, hepatitis, cirrhosis, cysts, abscesses, pancreatitis, polyps, certain hemorrhoids, splenomegaly, hernias, recent abdominal surgery, GI bypass or stomach stapling, and artificial GI openings.
People about to have surgery must tell their health care providers about all supplements they take.
Earwax has antimicrobial properties that reduce the viability of bacteria and fungus in the human ear.
Between 1999 and 2012, American adults with high total cholesterol decreased from 18.3% to 12.9%
More than 30% of American adults, and about 12% of children utilize health care approaches that were developed outside of conventional medicine.