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More than 4.4billion prescriptions were dispensed within the United States in 2016.
Approximately 25% of all reported medication errors result from some kind of name confusion.
People who have myopia, or nearsightedness, are not able to see objects at a distance but only up close. It occurs when the cornea is either curved too steeply, the eye is too long, or both. This condition is progressive and worsens with time. More than 100 million people in the United States are nearsighted, but only 20% of those are born with the condition. Diet, eye exercise, drug therapy, and corrective lenses can all help manage nearsightedness.
In the United States, there is a birth every 8 seconds, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Population Clock.
Thyroid conditions cause a higher risk of fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome.
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