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The familiar sounds of your heart are made by the heart's valves as they open and close.
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Approximately 500,000 babies are born each year in the United States to teenage mothers.
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For about 100 years, scientists thought that peptic ulcers were caused by stress, spicy food, and alcohol. Later, researchers added stomach acid to the list of causes and began treating ulcers with antacids. Now it is known that peptic ulcers are predominantly caused by Helicobacter pylori, a spiral-shaped bacterium that normally exist in the stomach.
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Vaccines prevent between 2.5 and 4 million deaths every year.
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The heart is located in the center of the chest, with part of it tipped slightly so that it taps against the left side of the chest.