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Human kidneys will clean about 1 million gallons of blood in an average lifetime.
Looking at the sun may not only cause headache and distort your vision temporarily, but it can also cause permanent eye damage. Any exposure to sunlight adds to the cumulative effects of ultraviolet (UV) radiation on your eyes. UV exposure has been linked to eye disorders such as macular degeneration, solar retinitis, and corneal dystrophies.
For high blood pressure (hypertension), a new class of drug, called a vasopeptidase blocker (inhibitor), has been developed. It decreases blood pressure by simultaneously dilating the peripheral arteries and increasing the body's loss of salt.
The first oral chemotherapy drug for colon cancer was approved by FDA in 2001.
More than 34,000 trademarked medication names and more than 10,000 generic medication names are in use in the United States.