Elderly adults are at greatest risk of stroke and myocardial infarction and have the most to gain from prophylaxis. Patients ages 60 to 80 years with blood pressures above 160/90 mm Hg should benefit from antihypertensive treatment.
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By definition, when a medication is administered intravenously, its bioavailability is 100%.
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Elderly adults are living longer, and causes of death are shifting. At the same time, autopsy rates are at or near their lowest in history.
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Human stomach acid is strong enough to dissolve small pieces of metal such as razor blades or staples.
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According to the CDC, approximately 31.7% of the U.S. population has high low-density lipoprotein (LDL) or "bad cholesterol" levels.
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The American Diet Doesn’t Stack Up
Commercially made peanut butter doesn’t have any detectable levels of trans fatty acids
