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More than 4.4billion prescriptions were dispensed within the United States in 2016.
The people with the highest levels of LDL are Mexican American males and non-Hispanic black females.
Drugs are in development that may cure asthma and hay fever once and for all. They target leukotrienes, which are known to cause tightening of the air passages in the lungs and increase mucus productions in nasal passages.
On average, someone in the United States has a stroke about every 40 seconds. This is about 795,000 people per year.
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.