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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.
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Pregnant women usually experience a heightened sense of smell beginning late in the first trimester. Some experts call this the body's way of protecting a pregnant woman from foods that are unsafe for the fetus.
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The familiar sounds of your heart are made by the heart's valves as they open and close.
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Blood is approximately twice as thick as water because of the cells and other components found in it.
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Egg cells are about the size of a grain of sand. They are formed inside of a female's ovaries before she is even born.