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People with high total cholesterol have about two times the risk for heart disease as people with ideal levels.
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The first successful kidney transplant was performed in 1954 and occurred in Boston. A kidney from an identical twin was transplanted into his dying brother's body and was not rejected because it did not appear foreign to his body.
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More than one-third of adult Americans are obese. Diseases that kill the largest number of people annually, such as heart disease, cancer, diabetes, stroke, and hypertension, can be attributed to diet.
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Asthma cases in Americans are about 75% higher today than they were in 1980.
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In most cases, kidneys can recover from almost complete loss of function, such as in acute kidney (renal) failure.