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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.
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Critical care patients are twice as likely to receive the wrong medication. Of these errors, 20% are life-threatening, and 42% require additional life-sustaining treatments.
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The human body produces and destroys 15 million blood cells every second.
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In the United States, there is a birth every 8 seconds, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Population Clock.
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It is difficult to obtain enough calcium without consuming milk or other dairy foods.