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On average, someone in the United States has a stroke about every 40 seconds. This is about 795,000 people per year.
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For about 100 years, scientists thought that peptic ulcers were caused by stress, spicy food, and alcohol. Later, researchers added stomach acid to the list of causes and began treating ulcers with antacids. Now it is known that peptic ulcers are predominantly caused by Helicobacter pylori, a spiral-shaped bacterium that normally exist in the stomach.
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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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Your heart beats over 36 million times a year.
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Illicit drug use costs the United States approximately $181 billion every year.