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The human body produces and destroys 15 million blood cells every second.
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Cancer has been around as long as humankind, but only in the second half of the twentieth century did the number of cancer cases explode.
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In most cases, kidneys can recover from almost complete loss of function, such as in acute kidney (renal) failure.
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Ether was used widely for surgeries but became less popular because of its flammability and its tendency to cause vomiting. In England, it was quickly replaced by chloroform, but this agent caused many deaths and lost popularity.
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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.