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Hyperthyroidism leads to an increased rate of metabolism and affects about 1% of women but only 0.1% of men. For most people, this increased metabolic rate causes the thyroid gland to become enlarged (known as a goiter).
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The longest a person has survived after a heart transplant is 24 years.
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In the United States, there is a birth every 8 seconds, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Population Clock.
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By definition, when a medication is administered intravenously, its bioavailability is 100%.
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Drugs are in development that may cure asthma and hay fever once and for all. They target leukotrienes, which are known to cause tightening of the air passages in the lungs and increase mucus productions in nasal passages.