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Women are two-thirds more likely than men to develop irritable bowel syndrome. This may be attributable to hormonal changes related to their menstrual cycles.
More than 30% of American adults, and about 12% of children utilize health care approaches that were developed outside of conventional medicine.
Nearly 31 million adults in America have a total cholesterol level that is more than 240 mg per dL.
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.
According to the FDA, adverse drug events harmed or killed approximately 1,200,000 people in the United States in the year 2015.