In most cases, kidneys can recover from almost complete loss of function, such as in acute kidney (renal) failure.
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Bacteria have flourished on the earth for over three billion years. They were the first life forms on the planet.
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Vaccines prevent between 2.5 and 4 million deaths every year.
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Your chance of developing a kidney stone is 1 in 10. In recent years, approximately 3.7 million people in the United States were diagnosed with a kidney disease.
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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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Vegetable oils are good sources of essential fatty acids