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Hyperthyroidism leads to an increased rate of metabolism and affects about 1% of women but only 0.1% of men. For most people, this increased metabolic rate causes the thyroid gland to become enlarged (known as a goiter).
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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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Women are 50% to 75% more likely than men to experience an adverse drug reaction.
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The first documented use of surgical anesthesia in the United States was in Connecticut in 1844.
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There are 60,000 miles of blood vessels in every adult human.