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The use of salicylates dates back 2,500 years to Hippocrates's recommendation of willow bark (from which a salicylate is derived) as an aid to the pains of childbirth. However, overdosage of salicylates can harm body fluids, electrolytes, the CNS, the GI tract, the ears, the lungs, the blood, the liver, and the kidneys and cause coma or death.
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The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends that all women age 65 years of age or older should be screened with bone densitometry.
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Blood in the urine can be a sign of a kidney stone, glomerulonephritis, or other kidney problems.
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Thyroid conditions may make getting pregnant impossible.
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Most childhood vaccines are 90–99% effective in preventing disease. Side effects are rarely serious.