About 60% of newborn infants in the United States are jaundiced; that is, they look yellow. Kernicterus is a form of brain damage caused by excessive jaundice. When babies begin to be affected by excessive jaundice and begin to have brain damage, they become excessively lethargic.
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There are approximately 3 million unintended pregnancies in the United States each year.
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Patients should never assume they are being given the appropriate drugs. They should make sure they know which drugs are being prescribed, and always double-check that the drugs received match the prescription.
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People with high total cholesterol have about two times the risk for heart disease as people with ideal levels.
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Cytomegalovirus affects nearly the same amount of newborns every year as Down syndrome.
