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There are 20 feet of blood vessels in each square inch of human skin.
Once thought to have neurofibromatosis, Joseph Merrick (also known as "the elephant man") is now, in retrospect, thought by clinical experts to have had Proteus syndrome. This endocrine disease causes continued and abnormal growth of the bones, muscles, skin, and so on and can become completely debilitating with severe deformities occurring anywhere on the body.
Between 1999 and 2012, American adults with high total cholesterol decreased from 18.3% to 12.9%
You should not take more than 1,000 mg of vitamin E per day. Doses above this amount increase the risk of bleeding problems that can lead to a stroke.
There are approximately 3 million unintended pregnancies in the United States each year.