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Your heart beats over 36 million times a year.
The average adult has about 21 square feet of skin.
About 100 new prescription or over-the-counter drugs come into the U.S. market every year.
Over time, chronic hepatitis B virus and hepatitis C virus infections can progress to advanced liver disease, liver failure, and hepatocellular carcinoma. Unlike other forms, more than 80% of hepatitis C infections become chronic and lead to liver disease. When combined with hepatitis B, hepatitis C now accounts for 75% percent of all cases of liver disease around the world. Liver failure caused by hepatitis C is now leading cause of liver transplants in the United States.
People with high total cholesterol have about two times the risk for heart disease as people with ideal levels.