The senior population grows every year. Seniors older than 65 years of age now comprise more than 13% of the total population. However, women outlive men. In the 85-and-over age group, there are only 45 men to every 100 women.
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Parkinson's disease is both chronic and progressive. This means that it persists over a long period of time and that its symptoms grow worse over time.
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Eat fiber! A diet high in fiber can help lower cholesterol levels by as much as 10%.
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Sperm cells are so tiny that 400 to 500 million (400,000,000–500,000,000) of them fit onto 1 tsp.
Snow Leopard cubs at the Cat Survival Trust, Welwyn, UK.
Risk Factors for Cardiovascular Disease
Risk factors for suicide.
Distribution and Forms of Precipitation: Snow
Impact of zebra mussels on members of a Great Lake nearshore