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Human kidneys will clean about 1 million gallons of blood in an average lifetime.
There are approximately 3 million unintended pregnancies in the United States each year.
The most common treatment options for addiction include psychotherapy, support groups, and individual counseling.
Hip fractures are the most serious consequences of osteoporosis. The incidence of hip fractures increases with each decade among patients in their 60s to patients in their 90s for both women and men of all populations. Men and women older than 80 years of age show the highest incidence of hip fractures.
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.