If the odds of winning the lottery were 1 in 5, the line for tickets would be long indeed. In fact, as many as 1 in every 5 Americans get the flu each year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). These high odds could be decreased if more Americans took advantage of influenza immunization.
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Roses fend off predators with thorns, but tobacco plants protect their huge leaves with a more lethal, yet invisible, defense -- nicotine. Naturally occurring in tobacco, the chemical nicotine rapidly hijacks the nervous systems of insects and animals that would dare munch on it.
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Colon cancer is associated with symptoms that most people have experienced at one time or another, such as diarrhea, constipation or fatigue. These common symptoms become worrisome when they persist or are associated with more specific signs of colon cancer, such as bloody bowel movements and bleeding from the rectum.
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More than 2,000 years ago, the Greek doctor Hippocrates began categorizing diseases in a scientific way. This practice continues into modern times. The World Health Organization's current disease classification system can be summarized in 10 broad areas.
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