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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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Most childhood vaccines are 90–99% effective in preventing disease. Side effects are rarely serious.
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There are more nerve cells in one human brain than there are stars in the Milky Way.
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In 1864, the first barbiturate (barbituric acid) was synthesized.
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All adults should have their cholesterol levels checked once every 5 years. During 2009–2010, 69.4% of Americans age 20 and older reported having their cholesterol checked within the last five years.