Certain chemicals, after ingestion, can be converted by the body into cyanide. Most of these chemicals have been removed from the market, but some old nail polish remover, solvents, and plastics manufacturing solutions can contain these substances.
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Most childhood vaccines are 90–99% effective in preventing disease. Side effects are rarely serious.
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The immune system needs 9.5 hours of sleep in total darkness to recharge completely.
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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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Hip fractures are the most serious consequences of osteoporosis. The incidence of hip fractures increases with each decade among patients in their 60s to patients in their 90s for both women and men of all populations. Men and women older than 80 years of age show the highest incidence of hip fractures.
