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* Kidney Disease
The two most common causes of kidney disease are diabetes and high blood pressure, and, people with a family history of any kind of kidney problem are also at risk. 4
* Kidney Transplant
The world's first successful kidney transplant was performed between twins in December 1954, by Dr Joseph E. Murray at the Peter Bent Brigham Hospital in Boston Massachusetts. 9
* The Liver
More heat is produced by the liver than by any other organ in the body. 2
* Repeated and Improper Uses of Antibiotics
Every time a person takes antibiotics, sensitive bacteria are killed, but resistant germs may be left to grow and multiply. Repeated and improper uses of antibiotics are primary causes of the increase in drug-resistant bacteria. Misuse of antibiotics jeopardizes the usefulness of essential drugs. Decreasing inappropriate antibiotic use is the best way to control resistance. Do not take an antibiotic for a viral infection like a cold, a cough or the flu. Antibiotics should be used only to treat bacterial infections. 16
* Lost School Days
Nearly 22 million school days are lost annually in the United States due to the common cold. 16
* The Pancreas
The pancreas has a tremendous reserve capacity for the production of some enzymes. More than 95 percent of the function of the pancreas must be lost before the pancreas fails and symptoms of bloating and poor digestion occur. 2
* Organ Donors
Acceptable organ donors can range in age from newborn to 65 years or more. 5
* The Liver
The liver is the size of a football and weighs about 3 pounds in the average-size person. 17
* 3 Pints of Food
The stomach can hold about 3 pints of food at one time. 13
* Child Maltreatment
In 2007, U.S. state and local child protective services (CPS) investigated 3.2 million reports of children being abused or neglected. 16
* Deaths from Child Maltreatment
In 2007, 1,760 children ages 0 to 17 died from abuse and neglect (rate of 2.35 per 100,000 children).
76 percent or more deaths occurred among children younger than age 4
13 percent among 4 - 7 year-olds
5 percent among 8 - 11 year-olds
5 percent among 12 - 15 year-olds
2 percent among 16 - 17 year-olds
41% of deaths were non-Hispanic White children
26% of deaths were African-American children
17% of deaths were Hispanic children 16
* Characteristics of Perpetrators
More women - 56 percent - than men - 42 percent - are perpetrators of all forms of child maltreatment. 16
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