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People with high total cholesterol have about two times the risk for heart disease as people with ideal levels.
The human body produces and destroys 15 million blood cells every second.
More than 150,000 Americans killed by cardiovascular disease are younger than the age of 65 years.
In the United States, congenital cytomegalovirus causes one child to become disabled almost every hour. CMV is the leading preventable viral cause of development disability in newborns. These disabilities include hearing or vision loss, and cerebral palsy.
Acute bronchitis is an inflammation of the breathing tubes (bronchi), which causes increased mucus production and other changes. It is usually caused by bacteria or viruses, can be serious in people who have pulmonary or cardiac diseases, and can lead to pneumonia.