Nearly 31 million adults in America have a total cholesterol level that is more than 240 mg per dL.
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Malaria was not eliminated in the United States until 1951. The term eliminated means that no new cases arise in a country for 3 years.
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The lipid bilayer is made of phospholipids. They are arranged in a double layer because one of their ends is attracted to water while the other is repelled by water.
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Throughout history, plants containing cardiac steroids have been used as heart drugs and as poisons (e.g., in arrows used in combat), emetics, and diuretics.
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Vaccines prevent between 2.5 and 4 million deaths every year.
Structure of a DNA polymerase polypeptide that contains a 3'–5' proofread