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A seasonal flu vaccine is the best way to reduce the chances you will get seasonal influenza and spread it to others.
In the United States, an estimated 50 million unnecessary antibiotics are prescribed for viral respiratory infections.
The longest a person has survived after a heart transplant is 24 years.
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.
Many people have small pouches in their colons that bulge outward through weak spots. Each pouch is called a diverticulum. About 10% of Americans older than age 40 years have diverticulosis, which, when the pouches become infected or inflamed, is called diverticulitis. The main cause of diverticular disease is a low-fiber diet.