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Many people have small pouches in their colons that bulge outward through weak spots. Each pouch is called a diverticulum. About 10% of Americans older than age 40 years have diverticulosis, which, when the pouches become infected or inflamed, is called diverticulitis. The main cause of diverticular disease is a low-fiber diet.
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Nearly 31 million adults in America have a total cholesterol level that is more than 240 mg per dL.
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Critical care patients are twice as likely to receive the wrong medication. Of these errors, 20% are life-threatening, and 42% require additional life-sustaining treatments.
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The horizontal fraction bar was introduced by the Arabs.
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Approximately 25% of all reported medication errors result from some kind of name confusion.