More than nineteen million Americans carry the factor V gene that causes blood clots, pulmonary embolism, and heart disease.
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Asthma cases in Americans are about 75% higher today than they were in 1980.
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Hippocrates noted that blood separates into four differently colored liquids when removed from the body and examined: a pure red liquid mixed with white liquid material with a yellow-colored froth at the top and a black substance that settles underneath; he named these the four humors (for blood, phlegm, yellow bile, and black bile).
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People with alcoholism are at a much greater risk of malnutrition than are other people and usually exhibit low levels of most vitamins (especially folic acid). This is because alcohol often takes the place of 50% of their daily intake of calories, with little nutritional value contained in it.
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Vaccines prevent between 2.5 and 4 million deaths every year.
