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Most strokes are caused when blood clots move to a blood vessel in the brain and block blood flow to that area. Thrombolytic therapy can be used to dissolve the clot quickly. If given within 3 hours of the first stroke symptoms, this therapy can help limit stroke damage and disability.
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Increased intake of vitamin D has been shown to reduce fractures up to 25% in older people.
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Approximately 500,000 babies are born each year in the United States to teenage mothers.
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It is widely believed that giving a daily oral dose of aspirin to heart attack patients improves their chances of survival because the aspirin blocks the formation of new blood clots.
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Blood is approximately twice as thick as water because of the cells and other components found in it.
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