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Excessive alcohol use costs the country approximately $235 billion every year.
On average, someone in the United States has a stroke about every 40 seconds. This is about 795,000 people per year.
People with high total cholesterol have about two times the risk for heart disease as people with ideal levels.
Acute bronchitis is an inflammation of the breathing tubes (bronchi), which causes increased mucus production and other changes. It is usually caused by bacteria or viruses, can be serious in people who have pulmonary or cardiac diseases, and can lead to pneumonia.
The eye muscles are the most active muscles in the whole body. The external muscles that move the eyes are the strongest muscles in the human body for the job they have to do. They are 100 times more powerful than they need to be.