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Elderly adults are at greatest risk of stroke and myocardial infarction and have the most to gain from prophylaxis. Patients ages 60 to 80 years with blood pressures above 160/90 mm Hg should benefit from antihypertensive treatment.
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Excessive alcohol use costs the country approximately $235 billion every year.
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There are more nerve cells in one human brain than there are stars in the Milky Way.
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Throughout history, plants containing cardiac steroids have been used as heart drugs and as poisons (e.g., in arrows used in combat), emetics, and diuretics.
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The heart is located in the center of the chest, with part of it tipped slightly so that it taps against the left side of the chest.