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Your heart beats over 36 million times a year.
The familiar sounds of your heart are made by the heart's valves as they open and close.
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends that all women age 65 years of age or older should be screened with bone densitometry.
The heart is located in the center of the chest, with part of it tipped slightly so that it taps against the left side of the chest.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has released reports detailing the deaths of infants (younger than 1 year of age) who died after being given cold and cough medications. This underscores the importance of educating parents that children younger than 2 years of age should never be given over-the-counter cold and cough medications without consulting their physicians.