Adult head lice are gray, about ? inch long, and often have a tiny dot on their backs. A female can lay between 50 and 150 eggs within the several weeks that she is alive. They feed on human blood.
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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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About 100 new prescription or over-the-counter drugs come into the U.S. market every year.
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Medication errors are more common among seriously ill patients than with those with minor conditions.
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In the United States, there is a birth every 8 seconds, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Population Clock.