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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.
Illicit drug use costs the United States approximately $181 billion every year.
Glaucoma is a leading cause of blindness. As of yet, there is no cure. Everyone is at risk, and there may be no warning signs. It is six to eight times more common in African Americans than in whites. The best and most effective way to detect glaucoma is to receive a dilated eye examination.
Medications that are definitely not safe to take when breastfeeding include radioactive drugs, antimetabolites, some cancer (chemotherapy) agents, bromocriptine, ergotamine, methotrexate, and cyclosporine.
The average human gut is home to perhaps 500 to 1,000 different species of bacteria.