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Approximately one in four people diagnosed with diabetes will develop foot problems. Of these, about one-third will require lower extremity amputation.
Hypertension is a silent killer because it is deadly and has no significant early symptoms. The danger from hypertension is the extra load on the heart, which can lead to hypertensive heart disease and kidney damage. This occurs without any major symptoms until the high blood pressure becomes extreme. Regular blood pressure checks are an important method of catching hypertension before it can kill you.
Illicit drug use costs the United States approximately $181 billion every year.
Most childhood vaccines are 90–99% effective in preventing disease. Side effects are rarely serious.
In 1844, Charles Goodyear obtained the first patent for a rubber condom.