Excessive alcohol use costs the country approximately $235 billion every year.
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The liver is the only organ that has the ability to regenerate itself after certain types of damage. As much as 25% of the liver can be removed, and it will still regenerate back to its original shape and size. However, the liver cannot regenerate after severe damage caused by alcohol.
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In 1864, the first barbiturate (barbituric acid) was synthesized.
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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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Vaccines cause herd immunity. If the majority of people in a community have been vaccinated against a disease, an unvaccinated person is less likely to get the disease since others are less likely to become sick from it and spread the disease.
