Historic treatments for rheumatoid arthritis have included gold salts, acupuncture, a diet consisting of apples or rhubarb, nutmeg, nettles, bee venom, bracelets made of copper, prayer, rest, tooth extractions, fasting, honey, vitamins, insulin, snow collected on Christmas, magnets, and electric convulsion therapy.
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There are approximately 3 million unintended pregnancies in the United States each year.
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The B-complex vitamins and vitamin C are not stored in the body and must be replaced each day.
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Critical care patients are twice as likely to receive the wrong medication. Of these errors, 20% are life-threatening, and 42% require additional life-sustaining treatments.
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Pubic lice (crabs) are usually spread through sexual contact. You cannot catch them by using a public toilet.