Lindsay Rew, a spokeswoman for Florida Hospital Memorial Medical Center, said its Daytona Beach hospital had one fan there who was in good condition.

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Previous research has indicated that a substance called nitric oxide, which is released from the endothelial cells, keeps the artery in good condition by stimulating the production of muscle in its wall.

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Its feet had been lost at some point in the intervening five centuries, but the rest of the bones were in good condition, which archaeologists and historians say was incredibly lucky, given how close later building work came to them -- brick foundations ran alongside part of the trench, within inches of the body.

CNN: February 5, 2013 -- Updated 1411 GMT (2211 HKT)