Throughout history, plants containing cardiac steroids have been used as heart drugs and as poisons (e.g., in arrows used in combat), emetics, and diuretics.
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The longest a person has survived after a heart transplant is 24 years.
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About 100 new prescription or over-the-counter drugs come into the U.S. market every year.
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It is important to read food labels and choose foods with low cholesterol and saturated trans fat. You should limit saturated fat to no higher than 6% of daily calories.
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According to the FDA, adverse drug events harmed or killed approximately 1,200,000 people in the United States in the year 2015.
A health history is essential in collecting subjective data about metabolic acidosis.