The types of cancer that alpha interferons are used to treat include hairy cell leukemia, melanoma, follicular non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, and AIDS-related Kaposi's sarcoma.
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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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There are more nerve cells in one human brain than there are stars in the Milky Way.
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The use of salicylates dates back 2,500 years to Hippocrates’s recommendation of willow bark (from which a salicylate is derived) as an aid to the pains of childbirth. However, overdosage of salicylates can harm body fluids, electrolytes, the CNS, the GI tract, the ears, the lungs, the blood, the liver, and the kidneys and cause coma or death.
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On average, the stomach produces 2 L of hydrochloric acid per day.
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Mechanisms of Action of Drugs Used for Heart Failure
