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Elderly adults are at greatest risk of stroke and myocardial infarction and have the most to gain from prophylaxis. Patients ages 60 to 80 years with blood pressures above 160/90 mm Hg should benefit from antihypertensive treatment.
Immunoglobulin injections may give short-term protection against, or reduce severity of certain diseases. They help people who have an inherited problem making their own antibodies, or those who are having certain types of cancer treatments.
A seasonal flu vaccine is the best way to reduce the chances you will get seasonal influenza and spread it to others.
Excessive alcohol use costs the country approximately $235 billion every year.
The immune system needs 9.5 hours of sleep in total darkness to recharge completely.