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More than 150,000 Americans killed by cardiovascular disease are younger than the age of 65 years.
Many of the drugs used by neuroscientists are derived from toxic plants and venomous animals (such as snakes, spiders, snails, and puffer fish).
According to the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, more than 50 million Americans have some kind of food allergy. Food allergies affect between 4 and 6% of children, and 4% of adults, according to the CDC. The most common food allergies include shellfish, peanuts, walnuts, fish, eggs, milk, and soy.
More than 4.4billion prescriptions were dispensed within the United States in 2016.
In most cases, kidneys can recover from almost complete loss of function, such as in acute kidney (renal) failure.