People with high total cholesterol have about two times the risk for heart disease as people with ideal levels.
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The first war in which wide-scale use of anesthetics occurred was the Civil War, and 80% of all wounds were in the extremities.
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About 60% of newborn infants in the United States are jaundiced; that is, they look yellow. Kernicterus is a form of brain damage caused by excessive jaundice. When babies begin to be affected by excessive jaundice and begin to have brain damage, they become excessively lethargic.
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Your chance of developing a kidney stone is 1 in 10. In recent years, approximately 3.7 million people in the United States were diagnosed with a kidney disease.
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More than 150,000 Americans killed by cardiovascular disease are younger than the age of 65 years.
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Electronic digital thermometers are accurate and easy to read.