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A seasonal flu vaccine is the best way to reduce the chances you will get seasonal influenza and spread it to others.
More than 30% of American adults, and about 12% of children utilize health care approaches that were developed outside of conventional medicine.
The liver is the only organ that has the ability to regenerate itself after certain types of damage. As much as 25% of the liver can be removed, and it will still regenerate back to its original shape and size. However, the liver cannot regenerate after severe damage caused by alcohol.
In the United States, congenital cytomegalovirus causes one child to become disabled almost every hour. CMV is the leading preventable viral cause of development disability in newborns. These disabilities include hearing or vision loss, and cerebral palsy.
This year, an estimated 1.4 million Americans will have a new or recurrent heart attack.