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Though the United States has largely rejected the metric system, it is used for currency, as in 100 pennies = 1 dollar. Previously, the British currency system was used, with measurements such as 12 pence to the shilling, and 20 shillings to the pound.
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More than 4.4billion prescriptions were dispensed within the United States in 2016.
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The first oral chemotherapy drug for colon cancer was approved by FDA in 2001.
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Most childhood vaccines are 90–99% effective in preventing disease. Side effects are rarely serious.
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Approximately one in three babies in the United States is now delivered by cesarean section. The number of cesarean sections in the United States has risen 46% since 1996.