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Bacteria have flourished on the earth for over three billion years. They were the first life forms on the planet.
Nearly 31 million adults in America have a total cholesterol level that is more than 240 mg per dL.
More than 30% of American adults, and about 12% of children utilize health care approaches that were developed outside of conventional medicine.
Immunoglobulin injections may give short-term protection against, or reduce severity of certain diseases. They help people who have an inherited problem making their own antibodies, or those who are having certain types of cancer treatments.
The Food and Drug Administration has approved Risperdal, an adult antipsychotic drug, for the symptomatic treatment of irritability in children and adolescents with autism. The approval is the first for the use of a drug to treat behaviors associated with autism in children. These behaviors are included under the general heading of irritability and include aggression, deliberate self-injury, and temper tantrums.