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More than 2,500 barbiturates have been synthesized. At the height of their popularity, about 50 were marketed for human use.
More than 150,000 Americans killed by cardiovascular disease are younger than the age of 65 years.
Increased intake of vitamin D has been shown to reduce fractures up to 25% in older people.
ACTH levels are normally highest in the early morning (between 6 and 8 A.M.) and lowest in the evening (between 6 and 11 P.M.). Therefore, a doctor who suspects abnormal levels looks for low ACTH in the morning and high ACTH in the evening.
The eye muscles are the most active muscles in the whole body. The external muscles that move the eyes are the strongest muscles in the human body for the job they have to do. They are 100 times more powerful than they need to be.