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All adults should have their cholesterol levels checked once every 5 years. During 2009–2010, 69.4% of Americans age 20 and older reported having their cholesterol checked within the last five years.
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As the western states of America were settled, pioneers often had to drink rancid water from ponds and other sources. This often resulted in chronic diarrhea, causing many cases of dehydration and death that could have been avoided if clean water had been available.
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The familiar sounds of your heart are made by the heart's valves as they open and close.
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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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Illicit drug use costs the United States approximately $181 billion every year.