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The average older adult in the United States takes five prescription drugs per day. Half of these drugs contain a sedative. Alcohol should therefore be avoided by most senior citizens because of the dangerous interactions between alcohol and sedatives.
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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.
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The first oral chemotherapy drug for colon cancer was approved by FDA in 2001.
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There are approximately 3 million unintended pregnancies in the United States each year.
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Throughout history, plants containing cardiac steroids have been used as heart drugs and as poisons (e.g., in arrows used in combat), emetics, and diuretics.