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Most childhood vaccines are 90–99% effective in preventing disease. Side effects are rarely serious.
Pink eye is a term that refers to conjunctivitis, which is inflammation of the thin, clear membrane (conjunctiva) over the white part of the eye (sclera). It may be triggered by a virus, bacteria, or foreign body in the eye. Antibiotic eye drops alleviate bacterial conjunctivitis, and antihistamine allergy pills or eye drops help control allergic conjunctivitis symptoms.
Blood is approximately twice as thick as water because of the cells and other components found in it.
In 1864, the first barbiturate (barbituric acid) was synthesized.
In 2010, opiate painkllers, such as morphine, OxyContin®, and Vicodin®, were tied to almost 60% of drug overdose deaths.