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Most strokes are caused when blood clots move to a blood vessel in the brain and block blood flow to that area. Thrombolytic therapy can be used to dissolve the clot quickly. If given within 3 hours of the first stroke symptoms, this therapy can help limit stroke damage and disability.
There are 20 feet of blood vessels in each square inch of human skin.
Vaccines prevent between 2.5 and 4 million deaths every year.
The calories found in one piece of cherry cheesecake could light a 60-watt light bulb for 1.5 hours.
In the United States, congenital cytomegalovirus causes one child to become disabled almost every hour. CMV is the leading preventable viral cause of development disability in newborns. These disabilities include hearing or vision loss, and cerebral palsy.