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On average, someone in the United States has a stroke about every 40 seconds. This is about 795,000 people per year.
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About 3% of all pregnant women will give birth to twins, which is an increase in rate of nearly 60% since the early 1980s.
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Aspirin is the most widely used drug in the world. It has even been recognized as such by the Guinness Book of World Records.
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People with high total cholesterol have about two times the risk for heart disease as people with ideal levels.
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For high blood pressure (hypertension), a new class of drug, called a vasopeptidase blocker (inhibitor), has been developed. It decreases blood pressure by simultaneously dilating the peripheral arteries and increasing the body's loss of salt.