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More than 34,000 trademarked medication names and more than 10,000 generic medication names are in use in the United States.
Pubic lice (crabs) are usually spread through sexual contact. You cannot catch them by using a public toilet.
Increased intake of vitamin D has been shown to reduce fractures up to 25% in older people.
Approximately one in three babies in the United States is now delivered by cesarean section. The number of cesarean sections in the United States has risen 46% since 1996.
Certain topical medications such as clotrimazole and betamethasone are not approved for use in children younger than 12 years of age. They must be used very cautiously, as directed by a doctor, to treat any child. Children have a much greater response to topical steroid medications.