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For high blood pressure (hypertension), a new class of drug, called a vasopeptidase blocker (inhibitor), has been developed. It decreases blood pressure by simultaneously dilating the peripheral arteries and increasing the body's loss of salt.
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Your heart beats over 36 million times a year.
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Allergies play a major part in the health of children. The most prevalent childhood allergies are milk, egg, soy, wheat, peanuts, tree nuts, and seafood.
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Most childhood vaccines are 90–99% effective in preventing disease. Side effects are rarely serious.
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More than nineteen million Americans carry the factor V gene that causes blood clots, pulmonary embolism, and heart disease.