Most childhood vaccines are 90–99% effective in preventing disease. Side effects are rarely serious.
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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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The horizontal fraction bar was introduced by the Arabs.
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In 2006, a generic antinausea drug named ondansetron was approved. It is used to stop nausea and vomiting associated with surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation therapy.
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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.
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