Patients who cannot swallow may receive nutrition via a parenteral route—usually, a catheter is inserted through the chest into a large vein going into the heart.
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About 100 new prescription or over-the-counter drugs come into the U.S. market every year.
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Between 1999 and 2012, American adults with high total cholesterol decreased from 18.3% to 12.9%
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In 1864, the first barbiturate (barbituric acid) was synthesized.
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More than 150,000 Americans killed by cardiovascular disease are younger than the age of 65 years.
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