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More than 30% of American adults, and about 12% of children utilize health care approaches that were developed outside of conventional medicine.
Acetaminophen (Tylenol) in overdose can seriously damage the liver. It should never be taken by people who use alcohol heavily; it can result in severe liver damage and even a condition requiring a liver transplant.
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.
If all the neurons in the human body were lined up, they would stretch more than 600 miles.
The longest a person has survived after a heart transplant is 24 years.