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Between 1999 and 2012, American adults with high total cholesterol decreased from 18.3% to 12.9%
The familiar sounds of your heart are made by the heart's valves as they open and close.
As the western states of America were settled, pioneers often had to drink rancid water from ponds and other sources. This often resulted in chronic diarrhea, causing many cases of dehydration and death that could have been avoided if clean water had been available.
The horizontal fraction bar was introduced by the Arabs.
Though methadone is often used to treat dependency on other opioids, the drug itself can be abused. Crushing or snorting methadone can achieve the opiate "rush" desired by addicts. Improper use such as these can lead to a dangerous dependency on methadone. This drug now accounts for nearly one-third of opioid-related deaths.