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Did you know?
For about 100 years, scientists thought that peptic ulcers were caused by stress, spicy food, and alcohol. Later, researchers added stomach acid to the list of causes and began treating ulcers with antacids. Now it is known that peptic ulcers are predominantly caused by Helicobacter pylori, a spiral-shaped bacterium that normally exist in the stomach.
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Every 10 seconds, a person in the United States goes to the emergency room complaining of head pain. About 1.2 million visits are for acute migraine attacks.
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The first oral chemotherapy drug for colon cancer was approved by FDA in 2001.
Did you know?
Your heart beats over 36 million times a year.
Did you know?
There are over 65,000 known species of protozoa. About 10,000 species are parasitic.

