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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.
People with high total cholesterol have about two times the risk for heart disease as people with ideal levels.
Human kidneys will clean about 1 million gallons of blood in an average lifetime.
Blastomycosis is often misdiagnosed, resulting in tragic outcomes. It is caused by a fungus living in moist soil, in wooded areas of the United States and Canada. If inhaled, the fungus can cause mild breathing problems that may worsen and cause serious illness and even death.
More than 30% of American adults, and about 12% of children utilize health care approaches that were developed outside of conventional medicine.