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People with high total cholesterol have about two times the risk for heart disease as people with ideal levels.
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Cutaneous mucormycosis is a rare fungal infection that has been fatal in at least 29% of cases, and in as many as 83% of cases, depending on the patient's health prior to infection. It has occurred often after natural disasters such as tornados, and early treatment is essential.
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The familiar sounds of your heart are made by the heart's valves as they open and close.
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In most cases, kidneys can recover from almost complete loss of function, such as in acute kidney (renal) failure.
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The types of cancer that alpha interferons are used to treat include hairy cell leukemia, melanoma, follicular non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, and AIDS-related Kaposi's sarcoma.