Most childhood vaccines are 90–99% effective in preventing disease. Side effects are rarely serious.
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In 1864, the first barbiturate (barbituric acid) was synthesized.
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Approximately one in three babies in the United States is now delivered by cesarean section. The number of cesarean sections in the United States has risen 46% since 1996.
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When blood is deoxygenated and flowing back to the heart through the veins, it is dark reddish-blue in color. Blood in the arteries that is oxygenated and flowing out to the body is bright red. Whereas arterial blood comes out in spurts, venous blood flows.
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About 600,000 particles of skin are shed every hour by each human. If you live to age 70 years, you have shed 105 pounds of dead skin.
Teaching an illterate patient
Patient teaching: nail assessment
Patient teaching: neck assessment
Open pit mining creates immense holes at the surface