In most cases, kidneys can recover from almost complete loss of function, such as in acute kidney (renal) failure.
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Nitroglycerin is used to alleviate various heart-related conditions, and it is also the chief component of dynamite (but mixed in a solid clay base to stabilize it).
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In 2010, opiate painkllers, such as morphine, OxyContin®, and Vicodin®, were tied to almost 60% of drug overdose deaths.
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The B-complex vitamins and vitamin C are not stored in the body and must be replaced each day.
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The familiar sounds of your heart are made by the heart's valves as they open and close.
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Elongation of the growing polypeptide chain during translation