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Increased intake of vitamin D has been shown to reduce fractures up to 25% in older people.
After 5 years of being diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis, one every three patients will no longer be able to work.
In the United States, an estimated 50 million unnecessary antibiotics are prescribed for viral respiratory infections.
Anesthesia awareness is a potentially disturbing adverse effect wherein patients who have been paralyzed with muscle relaxants may awaken. They may be aware of their surroundings but unable to communicate or move. Neurologic monitoring equipment that helps to more closely check the patient's anesthesia stages is now available to avoid the occurrence of anesthesia awareness.
A strange skin disease referred to as Morgellons has occurred in the southern United States and in California. Symptoms include slowly healing sores, joint pain, persistent fatigue, and a sensation of things crawling through the skin. Another symptom is strange-looking, threadlike extrusions coming out of the skin.