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Certain chemicals, after ingestion, can be converted by the body into cyanide. Most of these chemicals have been removed from the market, but some old nail polish remover, solvents, and plastics manufacturing solutions can contain these substances.
Blood in the urine can be a sign of a kidney stone, glomerulonephritis, or other kidney problems.
More than 34,000 trademarked medication names and more than 10,000 generic medication names are in use in the United States.
Human kidneys will clean about 1 million gallons of blood in an average lifetime.
Hypertension is a silent killer because it is deadly and has no significant early symptoms. The danger from hypertension is the extra load on the heart, which can lead to hypertensive heart disease and kidney damage. This occurs without any major symptoms until the high blood pressure becomes extreme. Regular blood pressure checks are an important method of catching hypertension before it can kill you.