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Most strokes are caused when blood clots move to a blood vessel in the brain and block blood flow to that area. Thrombolytic therapy can be used to dissolve the clot quickly. If given within 3 hours of the first stroke symptoms, this therapy can help limit stroke damage and disability.
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Between 1999 and 2012, American adults with high total cholesterol decreased from 18.3% to 12.9%
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The horizontal fraction bar was introduced by the Arabs.
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In most cases, kidneys can recover from almost complete loss of function, such as in acute kidney (renal) failure.
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Most women experience menopause in their 50s. However, in 1994, an Italian woman gave birth to a baby boy when she was 61 years old.