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Human kidneys will clean about 1 million gallons of blood in an average lifetime.
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Between 1999 and 2012, American adults with high total cholesterol decreased from 18.3% to 12.9%
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) was originally known as the Communicable Disease Center, which was formed to fight malaria. It was originally headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, since the Southern states faced the worst threat from malaria.
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When blood is exposed to air, it clots. Heparin allows the blood to come in direct contact with air without clotting.
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Patients who cannot swallow may receive nutrition via a parenteral route—usually, a catheter is inserted through the chest into a large vein going into the heart.