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In the United States, an estimated 50 million unnecessary antibiotics are prescribed for viral respiratory infections.
Cancer has been around as long as humankind, but only in the second half of the twentieth century did the number of cancer cases explode.
The calories found in one piece of cherry cheesecake could light a 60-watt light bulb for 1.5 hours.
Stevens-Johnson syndrome and Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis syndrome are life-threatening reactions that can result in death. Complications include permanent blindness, dry-eye syndrome, lung damage, photophobia, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, permanent loss of nail beds, scarring of mucous membranes, arthritis, and chronic fatigue syndrome. Many patients' pores scar shut, causing them to retain heat.
Liver spots have nothing whatsoever to do with the liver. They are a type of freckles commonly seen in older adults who have been out in the sun without sufficient sunscreen.