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In the United States, an estimated 50 million unnecessary antibiotics are prescribed for viral respiratory infections.
If you use artificial sweeteners, such as cyclamates, your eyes may be more sensitive to light. Other factors that will make your eyes more sensitive to light include use of antibiotics, oral contraceptives, hypertension medications, diuretics, and antidiabetic medications.
Approximately 500,000 babies are born each year in the United States to teenage mothers.
Increased intake of vitamin D has been shown to reduce fractures up to 25% in older people.
According to the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, lung disease is the third leading killer in the United States, responsible for one in seven deaths. It is the leading cause of death among infants under the age of one year.