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According to the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, lung disease is the third leading killer in the United States, responsible for one in seven deaths. It is the leading cause of death among infants under the age of one year.
The heart is located in the center of the chest, with part of it tipped slightly so that it taps against the left side of the chest.
The people with the highest levels of LDL are Mexican American males and non-Hispanic black females.
More than 30% of American adults, and about 12% of children utilize health care approaches that were developed outside of conventional medicine.
Despite claims by manufacturers, the supplement known as Ginkgo biloba was shown in a study of more than 3,000 participants to be ineffective in reducing development of dementia and Alzheimer’s disease in older people.

