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Elderly adults are at greatest risk of stroke and myocardial infarction and have the most to gain from prophylaxis. Patients ages 60 to 80 years with blood pressures above 160/90 mm Hg should benefit from antihypertensive treatment.
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Everyone has one nostril that is larger than the other.
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There are approximately 3 million unintended pregnancies in the United States each year.
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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.
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Most childhood vaccines are 90–99% effective in preventing disease. Side effects are rarely serious.