On average, someone in the United States has a stroke about every 40 seconds. This is about 795,000 people per year.
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The longest a person has survived after a heart transplant is 24 years.
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To prove that stomach ulcers were caused by bacteria and not by stress, a researcher consumed an entire laboratory beaker full of bacterial culture. After this, he did indeed develop stomach ulcers, and won the Nobel Prize for his discovery.
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Women are two-thirds more likely than men to develop irritable bowel syndrome. This may be attributable to hormonal changes related to their menstrual cycles.
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Serum cholesterol testing in adults is recommended every 1 to 5 years. People with diabetes and a family history of high cholesterol should be tested even more frequently.
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A jawbone found in the mainland Jenolan Caves
Eye Color Is a Sex-Linked Trait in Drosophila (Part 2)
