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Most childhood vaccines are 90–99% effective in preventing disease. Side effects are rarely serious.
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During the twentieth century, a variant of the metric system was used in Russia and France in which the base unit of mass was the tonne. Instead of kilograms, this system used millitonnes (mt).
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About 100 new prescription or over-the-counter drugs come into the U.S. market every year.
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Between 1999 and 2012, American adults with high total cholesterol decreased from 18.3% to 12.9%
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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.