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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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There are more nerve cells in one human brain than there are stars in the Milky Way.
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When blood is exposed to air, it clots. Heparin allows the blood to come in direct contact with air without clotting.
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The highest suicide rate in the United States is among people ages 65 years and older. Almost 15% of people in this age group commit suicide every year.
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Approximately 500,000 babies are born each year in the United States to teenage mothers.