On average, someone in the United States has a stroke about every 40 seconds. This is about 795,000 people per year.
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Bisphosphonates were first developed in the nineteenth century. They were first investigated for use in disorders of bone metabolism in the 1960s. They are now used clinically for the treatment of osteoporosis, Paget's disease, bone metastasis, multiple myeloma, and other conditions that feature bone fragility.
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More than 20 million Americans cite use of marijuana within the past 30 days, according to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH). More than 8 million admit to using it almost every day.
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More than 34,000 trademarked medication names and more than 10,000 generic medication names are in use in the United States.
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The familiar sounds of your heart are made by the heart's valves as they open and close.
