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As many as 28% of hospitalized patients requiring mechanical ventilators to help them breathe (for more than 48 hours) will develop ventilator-associated pneumonia. Current therapy involves intravenous antibiotics, but new antibiotics that can be inhaled (and more directly treat the infection) are being developed.
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The average office desk has 400 times more bacteria on it than a toilet.
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Eat fiber! A diet high in fiber can help lower cholesterol levels by as much as 10%.
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The ratio of hydrogen atoms to oxygen in water (H2O) is 2:1.
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Atropine was named after the Greek goddess Atropos, the oldest and ugliest of the three sisters known as the Fates, who controlled the destiny of men.