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Illicit drug use costs the United States approximately $181 billion every year.
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Only one in 10 cancer deaths is caused by the primary tumor. The vast majority of cancer mortality is caused by cells breaking away from the main tumor and metastasizing to other parts of the body, such as the brain, bones, or liver.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) was originally known as the Communicable Disease Center, which was formed to fight malaria. It was originally headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, since the Southern states faced the worst threat from malaria.
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Certain rare plants containing cyanide include apricot pits and a type of potato called cassava. Fortunately, only chronic or massive ingestion of any of these plants can lead to serious poisoning.
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In the United States, congenital cytomegalovirus causes one child to become disabled almost every hour. CMV is the leading preventable viral cause of development disability in newborns. These disabilities include hearing or vision loss, and cerebral palsy.
Audiometry. The child in this photograph is undergoing a hearing test with an audiologist.
Hearing process
Milestones of Infant Language Development
In 1979 Islamic militants held American embassy workers hostage in Tehran.
Mazie Hirono, the first Japanese American woman to be elected a U.S. senator.
Testing for Homans’ sign