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Elderly adults are at greatest risk of stroke and myocardial infarction and have the most to gain from prophylaxis. Patients ages 60 to 80 years with blood pressures above 160/90 mm Hg should benefit from antihypertensive treatment.
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Cytomegalovirus affects nearly the same amount of newborns every year as Down syndrome.
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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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On average, the stomach produces 2 L of hydrochloric acid per day.
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Nitroglycerin is used to alleviate various heart-related conditions, and it is also the chief component of dynamite (but mixed in a solid clay base to stabilize it).