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In most cases, kidneys can recover from almost complete loss of function, such as in acute kidney (renal) failure.
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Illicit drug use costs the United States approximately $181 billion every year.
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As many as 28% of hospitalized patients requiring mechanical ventilators to help them breathe (for more than 48 hours) will develop ventilator-associated pneumonia. Current therapy involves intravenous antibiotics, but new antibiotics that can be inhaled (and more directly treat the infection) are being developed.
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More than nineteen million Americans carry the factor V gene that causes blood clots, pulmonary embolism, and heart disease.
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Green tea is able to stop the scent of garlic or onion from causing bad breath.