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Author Question: Which component listed below does NOT form part of the combustion chamber? (Read 106 times) |
This year, an estimated 1.4 million Americans will have a new or recurrent heart attack.
People with high total cholesterol have about two times the risk for heart disease as people with ideal levels.
The tallest man ever known was Robert Wadlow, an American, who reached the height of 8 feet 11 inches. He died at age 26 years from an infection caused by the immense weight of his body (491 pounds) and the stress on his leg bones and muscles.
According to the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, lung disease is the third leading killer in the United States, responsible for one in seven deaths. It is the leading cause of death among infants under the age of one year.
Nitroglycerin is used to alleviate various heart-related conditions, and it is also the chief component of dynamite (but mixed in a solid clay base to stabilize it).