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Hip fractures are the most serious consequences of osteoporosis. The incidence of hip fractures increases with each decade among patients in their 60s to patients in their 90s for both women and men of all populations. Men and women older than 80 years of age show the highest incidence of hip fractures.
The effects of organophosphate poisoning are referred to by using the abbreviations “SLUD” or “SLUDGE,” It stands for: salivation, lacrimation, urination, defecation, GI upset, and emesis.
There are 20 feet of blood vessels in each square inch of human skin.
The B-complex vitamins and vitamin C are not stored in the body and must be replaced each day.
Between 1999 and 2012, American adults with high total cholesterol decreased from 18.3% to 12.9%