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More than 150,000 Americans killed by cardiovascular disease are younger than the age of 65 years.
There are more bacteria in your mouth than there are people in the world.
There are 20 feet of blood vessels in each square inch of human skin.
Children with strabismus (crossed eyes) can be treated. They are not able to outgrow this condition on their own, but with help, it can be more easily corrected at a younger age. It is important for infants to have eye examinations as early as possible in their development and then another at age 2 years.
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.