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In the United States, there is a birth every 8 seconds, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Population Clock.
Most childhood vaccines are 90–99% effective in preventing disease. Side effects are rarely serious.
If you use artificial sweeteners, such as cyclamates, your eyes may be more sensitive to light. Other factors that will make your eyes more sensitive to light include use of antibiotics, oral contraceptives, hypertension medications, diuretics, and antidiabetic medications.
The modern decimal position system was the invention of the Hindus (around 800 AD), involving the placing of numerals to indicate their value (units, tens, hundreds, and so on).
More than 2,500 barbiturates have been synthesized. At the height of their popularity, about 50 were marketed for human use.