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According to the FDA, adverse drug events harmed or killed approximately 1,200,000 people in the United States in the year 2015.
To maintain good kidney function, you should drink at least 3 quarts of water daily. Water dilutes urine and helps prevent concentrations of salts and minerals that can lead to kidney stone formation. Chronic dehydration is a major contributor to the development of kidney stones.
Your chance of developing a kidney stone is 1 in 10. In recent years, approximately 3.7 million people in the United States were diagnosed with a kidney disease.
Between 1999 and 2012, American adults with high total cholesterol decreased from 18.3% to 12.9%
In most cases, kidneys can recover from almost complete loss of function, such as in acute kidney (renal) failure.