In most cases, kidneys can recover from almost complete loss of function, such as in acute kidney (renal) failure.
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Parkinson's disease is both chronic and progressive. This means that it persists over a long period of time and that its symptoms grow worse over time.
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In 1885, the Lloyd Manufacturing Company of Albany, New York, promoted and sold "Cocaine Toothache Drops" at 15 cents per bottle! In 1914, the Harrison Narcotic Act brought the sale and distribution of this drug under federal control.
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People with high total cholesterol have about two times the risk for heart disease as people with ideal levels.
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Human kidneys will clean about 1 million gallons of blood in an average lifetime.
