Between 1999 and 2012, American adults with high total cholesterol decreased from 18.3% to 12.9%
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People with high total cholesterol have about two times the risk for heart disease as people with ideal levels.
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Asthma cases in Americans are about 75% higher today than they were in 1980.
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Not getting enough sleep can greatly weaken the immune system. Lack of sleep makes you more likely to catch a cold, or more difficult to fight off an infection.
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Prostaglandins were first isolated from human semen in Sweden in the 1930s. They were so named because the researcher thought that they came from the prostate gland. In fact, prostaglandins exist and are synthesized in almost every cell of the body.
