More than 150,000 Americans killed by cardiovascular disease are younger than the age of 65 years.
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Asthma cases in Americans are about 75% higher today than they were in 1980.
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The longest a person has survived after a heart transplant is 24 years.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) was originally known as the Communicable Disease Center, which was formed to fight malaria. It was originally headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, since the Southern states faced the worst threat from malaria.
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The word drug comes from the Dutch word droog (meaning "dry"). For centuries, most drugs came from dried plants, hence the name.
