About 60% of newborn infants in the United States are jaundiced; that is, they look yellow. Kernicterus is a form of brain damage caused by excessive jaundice. When babies begin to be affected by excessive jaundice and begin to have brain damage, they become excessively lethargic.
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Most childhood vaccines are 90–99% effective in preventing disease. Side effects are rarely serious.
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Bacteria have been found alive in a lake buried one half mile under ice in Antarctica.
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People about to have surgery must tell their health care providers about all supplements they take.
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Calcitonin is a naturally occurring hormone. In women who are at least 5 years beyond menopause, it slows bone loss and increases spinal bone density.
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