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Studies show that systolic blood pressure can be significantly lowered by taking statins. In fact, the higher the patient's baseline blood pressure, the greater the effect of statins on his or her blood pressure.

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There used to be a metric calendar, as well as metric clocks. The metric calendar, or "French Republican Calendar" divided the year into 12 months, but each month was divided into three 10-day weeks. Each day had 10 decimal hours. Each hour had 100 decimal minutes. Due to lack of popularity, the metric clocks and calendars were ended in 1795, three years after they had been first marketed.

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The lipid bilayer is made of phospholipids. They are arranged in a double layer because one of their ends is attracted to water while the other is repelled by water.

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It is believed that the Incas used anesthesia. Evidence supports the theory that shamans chewed cocoa leaves and drilled holes into the heads of patients (letting evil spirits escape), spitting into the wounds they made. The mixture of cocaine, saliva, and resin numbed the site enough to allow hours of drilling.

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About 80% of major fungal systemic infections are due to Candida albicans. Another form, Candida peritonitis, occurs most often in postoperative patients. A rare disease, Candida meningitis, may follow leukemia, kidney transplant, other immunosuppressed factors, or when suffering from Candida septicemia.

The formation of a chimeric gene that is found in people with certain forms of leukemia. The formation of a chimeric gene that is found in people with certain forms of leukemia.
The calcaneus spur found on the male's hind limb is used to deliver venom. The calcaneus spur found on the male's hind limb is used to deliver venom.
Retinopathy. Illustration of a normal retina (left) and a diseased retina (right). The diseased reti Retinopathy. Illustration of a normal retina (left) and a diseased retina (right). The diseased reti
A propaganda poster enshrining Stalin proclaims that he has led his people “Forward to ... A propaganda poster enshrining Stalin proclaims that he has led his people “Forward to ...
Frank Lloyd Wright, Drawing for Fallingwater, Kaufmann House, Bear Run, Pennsylvania. Frank Lloyd Wright, Drawing for Fallingwater, Kaufmann House, Bear Run, Pennsylvania.
Vocational interests seem to be established well before adulthood, and young people of all ages ... Vocational interests seem to be established well before adulthood, and young people of all ages ...
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