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Autoimmune diseases occur when the immune system destroys its own healthy tissues. When this occurs, white blood cells cannot distinguish between pathogens and normal cells.
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Between 1999 and 2012, American adults with high total cholesterol decreased from 18.3% to 12.9%
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Each year in the United States, there are approximately six million pregnancies. This means that at any one time, about 4% of women in the United States are pregnant.
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After 5 years of being diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis, one every three patients will no longer be able to work.
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Patients who cannot swallow may receive nutrition via a parenteral route—usually, a catheter is inserted through the chest into a large vein going into the heart.