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Between 1999 and 2012, American adults with high total cholesterol decreased from 18.3% to 12.9%
The first successful kidney transplant was performed in 1954 and occurred in Boston. A kidney from an identical twin was transplanted into his dying brother's body and was not rejected because it did not appear foreign to his body.
The familiar sounds of your heart are made by the heart's valves as they open and close.
Illicit drug use costs the United States approximately $181 billion every year.
The most dangerous mercury compound, dimethyl mercury, is so toxic that even a few microliters spilled on the skin can cause death. Mercury has been shown to accumulate in higher amounts in the following types of fish than other types: swordfish, shark, mackerel, tilefish, crab, and tuna.