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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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Eat fiber! A diet high in fiber can help lower cholesterol levels by as much as 10%.
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The oldest recorded age was 122. Madame Jeanne Calment was born in France in 1875 and died in 1997. She was a vegetarian and loved olive oil, port wine, and chocolate.
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About 100 new prescription or over-the-counter drugs come into the U.S. market every year.
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Women are 50% to 75% more likely than men to experience an adverse drug reaction.