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Did
you
Know That?
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- There
are over 170 types of arthritis
- Ginger
may help relieve symptoms of motion sickness
- Women
who are pregnant or may be pregnant should
not handle Finasteride (Propecia) tablets,
because the drug is absorbed thru the
skin and may cause birth defects.
- 1
in 3 cancers in the world is a skin cancer
- Caffeine
helps treat Migraine headaches, BUT may
cause other types of headache
- In
Anton's Syndrome, a person is blind, but
the brain produces internal images, making
them think they can see -"denial
of blindness"
- For
minor burns, applying a cloth soaked in
cold milk may be better than ice.
- Abbreviations
are one of the most common, preventable,
sources of medical errors.
- Women
are affected by depression twice as often
as men
- Treatment
significantly helps over 80% of patients
with depression
- Over
20 million Americans are suffering from
some form of depression
- Up
to 2/3 of individuals with depression
do not look for help/treatment
- More
than 90% of people who commit suicide
have a diagnosable mental disorder, most
commonly depression or a substance abuse
disorder.
- 2.4
million Americans have schizophrenia
- Schizophrenia
first appears in men in their late teens
or early twenties. Women are usually affected
in their twenties or thirties.
- People
who have one anxiety disorder will frequently
have another anxiety disorder.
- Anxiety
Disorders affect about 40 million American
adults age 18 years and older
- Garlic
may lower cholesterol level. Effect, however,
is much lower than that of drugs commonly
used for high cholesterol level (hypercholesterolemia).
- Dark
chocolate contains similar amount of antioxidants
to that found in fruits and vegetables
- Up
to 80% cases of lung cancer is caused
by smoking
- Senior
citizens carry on average up to 5 prescriptions
- Approximately
25% of obese persons have their condition
due to genetic reasons
- Cholesterol
is, strictly "chemically" speaking,
an alcohol
- Adult
memory can only go back to roughly age
2-4
- Progesterone
is a derivative of cholesterol
- Hypertension
may cause seizures
- Jalapeno
peppers are a rich source of vitamin C
- 3rd
degree burns cause no pain - the nerves
are burned
- Alcohol
consumption may cause seriously low glucose
levels in diabetics
- Tricyclic
antidepressants may help improve symptoms
of nerve damage (neuropathy) in diabetics
- Most
people with Diabetes Mellitus Type 2 are
over 40 years old
- Red
Blood Cell (RBC) lives up to 120 days.
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