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Human kidneys will clean about 1 million gallons of blood in an average lifetime.
There are immediate benefits of chiropractic adjustments that are visible via magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). It shows that spinal manipulation therapy is effective in decreasing pain and increasing the gaps between the vertebrae, reducing pressure that leads to pain.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) was originally known as the Communicable Disease Center, which was formed to fight malaria. It was originally headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, since the Southern states faced the worst threat from malaria.
People with high total cholesterol have about two times the risk for heart disease as people with ideal levels.
More than nineteen million Americans carry the factor V gene that causes blood clots, pulmonary embolism, and heart disease.