The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) was originally known as the Communicable Disease Center, which was formed to fight malaria. It was originally headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, since the Southern states faced the worst threat from malaria.
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Illicit drug use costs the United States approximately $181 billion every year.
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Fewer than 10% of babies are born on their exact due dates, 50% are born within 1 week of the due date, and 90% are born within 2 weeks of the date.
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The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends that all women age 65 years of age or older should be screened with bone densitometry.
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The human body produces and destroys 15 million blood cells every second.
The mammalian urinary system including the basic functional unit of the nephron.
The Local Group
Distribution of bonding and outer nonbonding electrons in the peptide group