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According to the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, lung disease is the third leading killer in the United States, responsible for one in seven deaths. It is the leading cause of death among infants under the age of one year.
Most strokes are caused when blood clots move to a blood vessel in the brain and block blood flow to that area. Thrombolytic therapy can be used to dissolve the clot quickly. If given within 3 hours of the first stroke symptoms, this therapy can help limit stroke damage and disability.
There are more sensory neurons in the tongue than in any other part of the body.
People with high total cholesterol have about two times the risk for heart disease as people with ideal levels.
Asthma cases in Americans are about 75% higher today than they were in 1980.