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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.
On average, the stomach produces 2 L of hydrochloric acid per day.
More than 150,000 Americans killed by cardiovascular disease are younger than the age of 65 years.
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.
In inpatient settings, adverse drug events account for an estimated one in three of all hospital adverse events. They affect approximately 2 million hospital stays every year, and prolong hospital stays by between one and five days.