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Elderly adults are at greatest risk of stroke and myocardial infarction and have the most to gain from prophylaxis. Patients ages 60 to 80 years with blood pressures above 160/90 mm Hg should benefit from antihypertensive treatment.
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On average, the stomach produces 2 L of hydrochloric acid per day.
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Asthma cases in Americans are about 75% higher today than they were in 1980.
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More than 150,000 Americans killed by cardiovascular disease are younger than the age of 65 years.
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Amphetamine poisoning can cause intravascular coagulation, circulatory collapse, rhabdomyolysis, ischemic colitis, acute psychosis, hyperthermia, respiratory distress syndrome, and pericarditis.