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Between 1999 and 2012, American adults with high total cholesterol decreased from 18.3% to 12.9%
In the United States, an estimated 50 million unnecessary antibiotics are prescribed for viral respiratory infections.
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.
When taking monoamine oxidase inhibitors, people should avoid a variety of foods, which include alcoholic beverages, bean curd, broad (fava) bean pods, cheese, fish, ginseng, protein extracts, meat, sauerkraut, shrimp paste, soups, and yeast.
In most cases, kidneys can recover from almost complete loss of function, such as in acute kidney (renal) failure.