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There are more sensory neurons in the tongue than in any other part of the body.
The familiar sounds of your heart are made by the heart's valves as they open and close.
This year, an estimated 1.4 million Americans will have a new or recurrent heart attack.
One way to reduce acid reflux is to lose two or three pounds. Most people lose weight in the belly area first when they increase exercise, meaning that heartburn can be reduced quickly by this method.
As many as 28% of hospitalized patients requiring mechanical ventilators to help them breathe (for more than 48 hours) will develop ventilator-associated pneumonia. Current therapy involves intravenous antibiotics, but new antibiotics that can be inhaled (and more directly treat the infection) are being developed.