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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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Human kidneys will clean about 1 million gallons of blood in an average lifetime.
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Most childhood vaccines are 90–99% effective in preventing disease. Side effects are rarely serious.
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Calcitonin is a naturally occurring hormone. In women who are at least 5 years beyond menopause, it slows bone loss and increases spinal bone density.
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In 1864, the first barbiturate (barbituric acid) was synthesized.