Most childhood vaccines are 90–99% effective in preventing disease. Side effects are rarely serious.
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Aspirin may benefit 11 different cancers, including those of the colon, pancreas, lungs, prostate, breasts, and leukemia.
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It is difficult to obtain enough calcium without consuming milk or other dairy foods.
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About 80% of major fungal systemic infections are due to Candida albicans. Another form, Candida peritonitis, occurs most often in postoperative patients. A rare disease, Candida meningitis, may follow leukemia, kidney transplant, other immunosuppressed factors, or when suffering from Candida septicemia.
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About 100 new prescription or over-the-counter drugs come into the U.S. market every year.
Model organisms used to study the genetics of development