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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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Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus or MRSA was discovered in 1961 in the United Kingdom. It if often referred to as a superbug. MRSA infections cause more deaths in the United States every year than AIDS.
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Excessive alcohol use costs the country approximately $235 billion every year.
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Each year in the United States, there are approximately six million pregnancies. This means that at any one time, about 4% of women in the United States are pregnant.
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When blood is exposed to air, it clots. Heparin allows the blood to come in direct contact with air without clotting.