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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) was originally known as the Communicable Disease Center, which was formed to fight malaria. It was originally headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, since the Southern states faced the worst threat from malaria.
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Your heart beats over 36 million times a year.
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In 1886, William Bates reported on the discovery of a substance produced by the adrenal gland that turned out to be epinephrine (adrenaline). In 1904, this drug was first artificially synthesized by Friedrich Stolz.
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Blood in the urine can be a sign of a kidney stone, glomerulonephritis, or other kidney problems.
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More than nineteen million Americans carry the factor V gene that causes blood clots, pulmonary embolism, and heart disease.