This year, an estimated 1.4 million Americans will have a new or recurrent heart attack.
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According to the CDC, approximately 31.7% of the U.S. population has high low-density lipoprotein (LDL) or "bad cholesterol" levels.
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Children of people with alcoholism are more inclined to drink alcohol or use hard drugs. In fact, they are 400 times more likely to use hard drugs than those who do not have a family history of alcohol addiction.
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Chronic marijuana use can damage the white blood cells and reduce the immune system's ability to respond to disease by as much as 40%. Without a strong immune system, the body is vulnerable to all kinds of degenerative and infectious diseases.
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On average, someone in the United States has a stroke about every 40 seconds. This is about 795,000 people per year.
Palpating the Apical Impulse with the Patient on the Left Side
Thoracentesis. A needle is inserted between the ribs to withdraw fluid from the pleural sac at the b
Emphysema. (a) Illustration comparing normal lungs and emphysemic lungs. The inserts illustrate how
Left sided heart failure
Lift sides of waist with deep effleurage strokes from the side. Move to opposite side and reach over ...
Brain metabolism in a schizophrenic individual (left) and a normal individual (right). These scans o