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Cytomegalovirus affects nearly the same amount of newborns every year as Down syndrome.
People with high total cholesterol have about two times the risk for heart disease as people with ideal levels.
The average human gut is home to perhaps 500 to 1,000 different species of bacteria.
Studies show that systolic blood pressure can be significantly lowered by taking statins. In fact, the higher the patient's baseline blood pressure, the greater the effect of statins on his or her blood pressure.
In the ancient and medieval periods, dysentery killed about ? of all babies before they reach 12 months of age. The disease was transferred through contaminated drinking water, because there was no way to adequately dispose of sewage, which contaminated the water.