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Between 1999 and 2012, American adults with high total cholesterol decreased from 18.3% to 12.9%
Patients who cannot swallow may receive nutrition via a parenteral route—usually, a catheter is inserted through the chest into a large vein going into the heart.
Anesthesia awareness is a potentially disturbing adverse effect wherein patients who have been paralyzed with muscle relaxants may awaken. They may be aware of their surroundings but unable to communicate or move. Neurologic monitoring equipment that helps to more closely check the patient's anesthesia stages is now available to avoid the occurrence of anesthesia awareness.
Eat fiber! A diet high in fiber can help lower cholesterol levels by as much as 10%.
Illicit drug use costs the United States approximately $181 billion every year.