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In most cases, kidneys can recover from almost complete loss of function, such as in acute kidney (renal) failure.
For high blood pressure (hypertension), a new class of drug, called a vasopeptidase blocker (inhibitor), has been developed. It decreases blood pressure by simultaneously dilating the peripheral arteries and increasing the body's loss of salt.
About one in five American adults and teenagers have had a genital herpes infection—and most of them don't know it. People with genital herpes have at least twice the risk of becoming infected with HIV if exposed to it than those people who do not have genital herpes.
The average human gut is home to perhaps 500 to 1,000 different species of bacteria.
More than 34,000 trademarked medication names and more than 10,000 generic medication names are in use in the United States.