The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) was originally known as the Communicable Disease Center, which was formed to fight malaria. It was originally headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, since the Southern states faced the worst threat from malaria.
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Acetaminophen (Tylenol) in overdose can seriously damage the liver. It should never be taken by people who use alcohol heavily; it can result in severe liver damage and even a condition requiring a liver transplant.
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Opium has influenced much of the world's most popular literature. The following authors were all opium users, of varying degrees: Lewis Carroll, Charles, Dickens, Arthur Conan Doyle, and Oscar Wilde.
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According to the CDC, approximately 31.7% of the U.S. population has high low-density lipoprotein (LDL) or "bad cholesterol" levels.
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People with high total cholesterol have about two times the risk for heart disease as people with ideal levels.
Neurohumoral effects of heart failure
Maximal Heart Rate Over Time
The physician uses auscultation to listen to a patient’s heart.
Diagram of the heart showing normal conduction pathway.
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The heart and its major blood vessels. Oxygen-rich blood is pumped from the lungs to the left