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The human body produces and destroys 15 million blood cells every second.
Human stomach acid is strong enough to dissolve small pieces of metal such as razor blades or staples.
Human kidneys will clean about 1 million gallons of blood in an average lifetime.
Sildenafil (Viagra®) has two actions that may be of consequence in patients with heart disease. It can lower the blood pressure, and it can interact with nitrates. It should never be used in patients who are taking nitrates.
People with alcoholism are at a much greater risk of malnutrition than are other people and usually exhibit low levels of most vitamins (especially folic acid). This is because alcohol often takes the place of 50% of their daily intake of calories, with little nutritional value contained in it.