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More than 30% of American adults, and about 12% of children utilize health care approaches that were developed outside of conventional medicine.
There are immediate benefits of chiropractic adjustments that are visible via magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). It shows that spinal manipulation therapy is effective in decreasing pain and increasing the gaps between the vertebrae, reducing pressure that leads to pain.
In inpatient settings, adverse drug events account for an estimated one in three of all hospital adverse events. They affect approximately 2 million hospital stays every year, and prolong hospital stays by between one and five days.
Excessive alcohol use costs the country approximately $235 billion every year.
On average, the stomach produces 2 L of hydrochloric acid per day.

