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Hypertension is a silent killer because it is deadly and has no significant early symptoms. The danger from hypertension is the extra load on the heart, which can lead to hypertensive heart disease and kidney damage. This occurs without any major symptoms until the high blood pressure becomes extreme. Regular blood pressure checks are an important method of catching hypertension before it can kill you.
Thyroid conditions cause a higher risk of fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome.
Approximately 500,000 babies are born each year in the United States to teenage mothers.
Cytomegalovirus affects nearly the same amount of newborns every year as Down syndrome.
More than 150,000 Americans killed by cardiovascular disease are younger than the age of 65 years.