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People with high total cholesterol have about two times the risk for heart disease as people with ideal levels.
According to the Migraine Research Foundation, migraines are the third most prevalent illness in the world. Women are most affected (18%), followed by children of both sexes (10%), and men (6%).
Certain chemicals, after ingestion, can be converted by the body into cyanide. Most of these chemicals have been removed from the market, but some old nail polish remover, solvents, and plastics manufacturing solutions can contain these substances.
There are 20 feet of blood vessels in each square inch of human skin.
Cancer has been around as long as humankind, but only in the second half of the twentieth century did the number of cancer cases explode.