The top five reasons that children stay home from school are as follows: colds, stomach flu (gastroenteritis), ear infection (otitis media), pink eye (conjunctivitis), and sore throat.
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Bacteria have flourished on the earth for over three billion years. They were the first life forms on the planet.
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About 60% of newborn infants in the United States are jaundiced; that is, they look yellow. Kernicterus is a form of brain damage caused by excessive jaundice. When babies begin to be affected by excessive jaundice and begin to have brain damage, they become excessively lethargic.
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Asthma cases in Americans are about 75% higher today than they were in 1980.
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Aspirin is the most widely used drug in the world. It has even been recognized as such by the Guinness Book of World Records.
