On average, someone in the United States has a stroke about every 40 seconds. This is about 795,000 people per year.
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The first oral chemotherapy drug for colon cancer was approved by FDA in 2001.
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Medication errors are three times higher among children and infants than with adults.
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For about 100 years, scientists thought that peptic ulcers were caused by stress, spicy food, and alcohol. Later, researchers added stomach acid to the list of causes and began treating ulcers with antacids. Now it is known that peptic ulcers are predominantly caused by Helicobacter pylori, a spiral-shaped bacterium that normally exist in the stomach.
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More than 150,000 Americans killed by cardiovascular disease are younger than the age of 65 years.
