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Nearly 31 million adults in America have a total cholesterol level that is more than 240 mg per dL.
The most common treatment options for addiction include psychotherapy, support groups, and individual counseling.
Human stomach acid is strong enough to dissolve small pieces of metal such as razor blades or staples.
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.
The human body's pharmacokinetics are quite varied. Our hair holds onto drugs longer than our urine, blood, or saliva. For example, alcohol can be detected in the hair for up to 90 days after it was consumed. The same is true for marijuana, cocaine, ecstasy, heroin, methamphetamine, and nicotine.