The highest suicide rate in the United States is among people ages 65 years and older. Almost 15% of people in this age group commit suicide every year.
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Despite claims by manufacturers, the supplement known as Ginkgo biloba was shown in a study of more than 3,000 participants to be ineffective in reducing development of dementia and Alzheimer’s disease in older people.
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There are 20 feet of blood vessels in each square inch of human skin.
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In the United States, an estimated 50 million unnecessary antibiotics are prescribed for viral respiratory infections.
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Warfarin was developed as a consequence of the study of a strange bleeding disorder that suddenly occurred in cattle on the northern prairies of the United States in the early 1900s.
Wombat in Narawntapu National Park, Tasmania
Hand mnemonic for the basic atmosphere composition being 4/5 nitrogen and 1/5 oxygen.