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More than 150,000 Americans killed by cardiovascular disease are younger than the age of 65 years.
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There are more nerve cells in one human brain than there are stars in the Milky Way.
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Once thought to have neurofibromatosis, Joseph Merrick (also known as "the elephant man") is now, in retrospect, thought by clinical experts to have had Proteus syndrome. This endocrine disease causes continued and abnormal growth of the bones, muscles, skin, and so on and can become completely debilitating with severe deformities occurring anywhere on the body.
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In the United States, an estimated 50 million unnecessary antibiotics are prescribed for viral respiratory infections.
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Amoebae are the simplest type of protozoans, and are characterized by a feeding and dividing trophozoite stage that moves by temporary extensions called pseudopodia or false feet.