There are 60,000 miles of blood vessels in every adult human.
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The average adult has about 21 square feet of skin.
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For high blood pressure (hypertension), a new class of drug, called a vasopeptidase blocker (inhibitor), has been developed. It decreases blood pressure by simultaneously dilating the peripheral arteries and increasing the body's loss of salt.
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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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The human body produces and destroys 15 million blood cells every second.
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