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Bacteria have been found alive in a lake buried one half mile under ice in Antarctica.
Pubic lice (crabs) are usually spread through sexual contact. You cannot catch them by using a public toilet.
Nearly 31 million adults in America have a total cholesterol level that is more than 240 mg per dL.
Hippocrates noted that blood separates into four differently colored liquids when removed from the body and examined: a pure red liquid mixed with white liquid material with a yellow-colored froth at the top and a black substance that settles underneath; he named these the four humors (for blood, phlegm, yellow bile, and black bile).
More than 30% of American adults, and about 12% of children utilize health care approaches that were developed outside of conventional medicine.