More than nineteen million Americans carry the factor V gene that causes blood clots, pulmonary embolism, and heart disease.
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Alcohol acts as a diuretic. Eight ounces of water is needed to metabolize just 1 ounce of alcohol.
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Drug-induced pharmacodynamic effects manifested in older adults include drug-induced renal toxicity, which can be a major factor when these adults are experiencing other kidney problems.
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Elderly adults are at greatest risk of stroke and myocardial infarction and have the most to gain from prophylaxis. Patients ages 60 to 80 years with blood pressures above 160/90 mm Hg should benefit from antihypertensive treatment.
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The average human gut is home to perhaps 500 to 1,000 different species of bacteria.
Elephantiasis in a human leg.
Human hemoglobin variants
The Broad Range of Human Emotions.
Climate change is an important vector for human diseases
Body sites where the peripheral pulse is most easily palpated