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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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Earwax has antimicrobial properties that reduce the viability of bacteria and fungus in the human ear.
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The Food and Drug Administration has approved Risperdal, an adult antipsychotic drug, for the symptomatic treatment of irritability in children and adolescents with autism. The approval is the first for the use of a drug to treat behaviors associated with autism in children. These behaviors are included under the general heading of irritability and include aggression, deliberate self-injury, and temper tantrums.
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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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In most cases, kidneys can recover from almost complete loss of function, such as in acute kidney (renal) failure.
Winter distribution of the American crow, Corvus brachyrynchos.
A parade for Grover Cleveland in Chicago in 1892, by John Klir. Music, mirth, real drama—a president
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Tinel’s sign
South American Indigenous Woman and Child
Retroauricular Ecchymosis (Battle's Sign)