Glaucoma is a leading cause of blindness. As of yet, there is no cure. Everyone is at risk, and there may be no warning signs. It is six to eight times more common in African Americans than in whites. The best and most effective way to detect glaucoma is to receive a dilated eye examination.
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In Eastern Europe and Russia, interferon is administered intranasally in varied doses for the common cold and influenza. It is claimed that this treatment can lower the risk of infection by as much as 60–70%.
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On average, someone in the United States has a stroke about every 40 seconds. This is about 795,000 people per year.
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Bacteria have flourished on the earth for over three billion years. They were the first life forms on the planet.
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Vaccines cause herd immunity. If the majority of people in a community have been vaccinated against a disease, an unvaccinated person is less likely to get the disease since others are less likely to become sick from it and spread the disease.
Phylogeny based on the FIT2 gene
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Cell-mediated immunity, primary and secondary response.
