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Before a vaccine is licensed in the USA, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reviews it for safety and effectiveness. The CDC then reviews all studies again, as well as the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Academy of Family Physicians. Every lot of vaccine is tested before administration to the public, and the FDA regularly inspects vaccine manufacturers' facilities.
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According to the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, more than 50 million Americans have some kind of food allergy. Food allergies affect between 4 and 6% of children, and 4% of adults, according to the CDC. The most common food allergies include shellfish, peanuts, walnuts, fish, eggs, milk, and soy.
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Historic treatments for rheumatoid arthritis have included gold salts, acupuncture, a diet consisting of apples or rhubarb, nutmeg, nettles, bee venom, bracelets made of copper, prayer, rest, tooth extractions, fasting, honey, vitamins, insulin, snow collected on Christmas, magnets, and electric convulsion therapy.
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The average office desk has 400 times more bacteria on it than a toilet.
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The familiar sounds of your heart are made by the heart's valves as they open and close.
Five Areas for listening to the heart
The “Flat Head” (Chinook) Indians acquired their name through shaping in infancy, as shown in a diag
Listening to the fetal heartbeat with a Doppler device.
Mechanisms of Active and Passive Immunity
A reverse passive agglutination reaction. The antibody is bound to the particles, and antigen in the ...
Passive movement of the hip through its full range. With one hand just above the knee and the other ...