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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Blood in the urine can be a sign of a kidney stone, glomerulonephritis, or other kidney problems.
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The Romans did not use numerals to indicate fractions but instead used words to indicate parts of a whole.
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To combat osteoporosis, changes in lifestyle and diet are recommended. At-risk patients should include 1,200 to 1,500 mg of calcium daily either via dietary means or with supplements.
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More than 2,500 barbiturates have been synthesized. At the height of their popularity, about 50 were marketed for human use.
Response of a yeast cell to glucose
The cellular response of skeletal muscle cells to epinephrine
Pupillary response.
Inflammatory response.
Linear dose-response curve
The immune response results from activation of the humoral and cell-mediated immune systems