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Hyperthyroidism leads to an increased rate of metabolism and affects about 1% of women but only 0.1% of men. For most people, this increased metabolic rate causes the thyroid gland to become enlarged (known as a goiter).
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Cancer has been around as long as humankind, but only in the second half of the twentieth century did the number of cancer cases explode.
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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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More than 30% of American adults, and about 12% of children utilize health care approaches that were developed outside of conventional medicine.
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The training of an anesthesiologist typically requires four years of college, 4 years of medical school, 1 year of internship, and 3 years of residency.