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Studies show that systolic blood pressure can be significantly lowered by taking statins. In fact, the higher the patient's baseline blood pressure, the greater the effect of statins on his or her blood pressure.
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About 3% of all pregnant women will give birth to twins, which is an increase in rate of nearly 60% since the early 1980s.
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Malaria was not eliminated in the United States until 1951. The term eliminated means that no new cases arise in a country for 3 years.
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Elderly adults are living longer, and causes of death are shifting. At the same time, autopsy rates are at or near their lowest in history.
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Most childhood vaccines are 90–99% effective in preventing disease. Side effects are rarely serious.