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Autoimmune diseases occur when the immune system destroys its own healthy tissues. When this occurs, white blood cells cannot distinguish between pathogens and normal cells.
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Hyperthyroidism leads to an increased rate of metabolism and affects about 1% of women but only 0.1% of men. For most people, this increased metabolic rate causes the thyroid gland to become enlarged (known as a goiter).
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More than 150,000 Americans killed by cardiovascular disease are younger than the age of 65 years.
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Most childhood vaccines are 90–99% effective in preventing disease. Side effects are rarely serious.
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In most cases, kidneys can recover from almost complete loss of function, such as in acute kidney (renal) failure.