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More than nineteen million Americans carry the factor V gene that causes blood clots, pulmonary embolism, and heart disease.
Bacteria have been found alive in a lake buried one half mile under ice in Antarctica.
On average, someone in the United States has a stroke about every 40 seconds. This is about 795,000 people per year.
An identified risk factor for osteoporosis is the intake of excessive amounts of vitamin A. Dietary intake of approximately double the recommended daily amount of vitamin A, by women, has been shown to reduce bone mineral density and increase the chances for hip fractures compared with women who consumed the recommended daily amount (or less) of vitamin A.
Nearly 31 million adults in America have a total cholesterol level that is more than 240 mg per dL.