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Your heart beats over 36 million times a year.
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Always store hazardous household chemicals in their original containers out of reach of children. These include bleach, paint, strippers and products containing turpentine, garden chemicals, oven cleaners, fondue fuels, nail polish, and nail polish remover.
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People with high total cholesterol have about two times the risk for heart disease as people with ideal levels.
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Addicts to opiates often avoid treatment because they are afraid of withdrawal. Though unpleasant, with proper management, withdrawal is rarely fatal and passes relatively quickly.
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Hypertension is a silent killer because it is deadly and has no significant early symptoms. The danger from hypertension is the extra load on the heart, which can lead to hypertensive heart disease and kidney damage. This occurs without any major symptoms until the high blood pressure becomes extreme. Regular blood pressure checks are an important method of catching hypertension before it can kill you.
American feral farm cat
American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis)
Juvenile American alligator swimming, showing the distinctive yellow striping found on juveniles
Spanish-American War: Caribbean Theater, 1898
A funnel helps in hearing if the electric fuel pump inside the gas tank is working.
Testing for Homans’ sign