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On average, someone in the United States has a stroke about every 40 seconds. This is about 795,000 people per year.
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More than nineteen million Americans carry the factor V gene that causes blood clots, pulmonary embolism, and heart disease.
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Tobacco depletes the body of vitamins A, C, and E, which can result in any of the following: dry hair, dry skin, dry eyes, poor growth, night blindness, abscesses, insomnia, fatigue, reproductive system problems, sinusitis, pneumonia, frequent respiratory problems, skin disorders, weight loss, rickets, osteomalacia, nervousness, muscle spasms, leg cramps, extremity numbness, bone malformations, decayed teeth, difficulty in walking, irritability, restlessness, profuse sweating, increased uric acid (gout), joint damage, damaged red blood cells, destruction of nerves, infertility, miscarriage, and many types of cancer.
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In the United States, there is a birth every 8 seconds, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Population Clock.
Brain Scans of KE Family
Income of Adult Children Compared With That of Their Parents
The Number of Children Americans Think Are Ideal
Poor single parents and their children
Pregnant and Lactating Women, Children, the Ill, and Older Adults Are at the Highest Risk
A pedigree showing the inheritance of a trait through several generations of a family.