About 600,000 particles of skin are shed every hour by each human. If you live to age 70 years, you have shed 105 pounds of dead skin.
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According to the FDA, adverse drug events harmed or killed approximately 1,200,000 people in the United States in the year 2015.
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Side effects from substance abuse include nausea, dehydration, reduced productivitiy, and dependence. Though these effects usually worsen over time, the constant need for the substance often overcomes rational thinking.
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Alzheimer's disease affects only about 10% of people older than 65 years of age. Most forms of decreased mental function and dementia are caused by disuse (letting the mind get lazy).
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Asthma cases in Americans are about 75% higher today than they were in 1980.
Posterior view of the Heart, outlining the major arteries
Valves of the heart.
Coronary stent. Illustration of an angiogram revealing a coronary stent, which helps prevent closure
Surface of the heart.
Drugs for Advanced Heart Failure
Cylinder 1 slit signals the computer the piston position for cylinder 1. The 1-degree slits provide ...