Illness; diuretics; laxative abuse; hot weather; exercise; sweating; caffeine; alcoholic beverages; starvation diets; inadequate carbohydrate consumption; and diets high in protein, salt, or fiber can cause people to become dehydrated.
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People with high total cholesterol have about two times the risk for heart disease as people with ideal levels.
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The U.S. Pharmacopeia Medication Errors Reporting Program states that approximately 50% of all medication errors involve insulin.
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Fungal nail infections account for up to 30% of all skin infections. They affect 5% of the general population—mostly people over the age of 70.
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There are more nerve cells in one human brain than there are stars in the Milky Way.
Specimen in the Doñana National Park
The ability of a community to cope, adapt to, and mitigate the accelerating impact of climate change