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Most childhood vaccines are 90–99% effective in preventing disease. Side effects are rarely serious.
Hypertension is a silent killer because it is deadly and has no significant early symptoms. The danger from hypertension is the extra load on the heart, which can lead to hypertensive heart disease and kidney damage. This occurs without any major symptoms until the high blood pressure becomes extreme. Regular blood pressure checks are an important method of catching hypertension before it can kill you.
About 100 new prescription or over-the-counter drugs come into the U.S. market every year.
Between 1999 and 2012, American adults with high total cholesterol decreased from 18.3% to 12.9%
By definition, when a medication is administered intravenously, its bioavailability is 100%.