Illicit drug use costs the United States approximately $181 billion every year.
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Vaccines prevent between 2.5 and 4 million deaths every year.
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In inpatient settings, adverse drug events account for an estimated one in three of all hospital adverse events. They affect approximately 2 million hospital stays every year, and prolong hospital stays by between one and five days.
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Certain chemicals, after ingestion, can be converted by the body into cyanide. Most of these chemicals have been removed from the market, but some old nail polish remover, solvents, and plastics manufacturing solutions can contain these substances.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) was originally known as the Communicable Disease Center, which was formed to fight malaria. It was originally headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, since the Southern states faced the worst threat from malaria.
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The Eukaryotic Cell
Allosteric regulation of enzyme activity.
Life cycle of Dictyostelium discoideum, a cellular slime mold
