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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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As many as 28% of hospitalized patients requiring mechanical ventilators to help them breathe (for more than 48 hours) will develop ventilator-associated pneumonia. Current therapy involves intravenous antibiotics, but new antibiotics that can be inhaled (and more directly treat the infection) are being developed.
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People about to have surgery must tell their health care providers about all supplements they take.
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Individuals are never “cured” of addictions. Instead, they learn how to manage their disease to lead healthy, balanced lives.
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About 100 new prescription or over-the-counter drugs come into the U.S. market every year.