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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.
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Pregnant women usually experience a heightened sense of smell beginning late in the first trimester. Some experts call this the body's way of protecting a pregnant woman from foods that are unsafe for the fetus.
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If you could remove all of your skin, it would weigh up to 5 pounds.
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More than 34,000 trademarked medication names and more than 10,000 generic medication names are in use in the United States.
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Approximately 500,000 babies are born each year in the United States to teenage mothers.