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Hyperthyroidism leads to an increased rate of metabolism and affects about 1% of women but only 0.1% of men. For most people, this increased metabolic rate causes the thyroid gland to become enlarged (known as a goiter).
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Vaccines cause herd immunity. If the majority of people in a community have been vaccinated against a disease, an unvaccinated person is less likely to get the disease since others are less likely to become sick from it and spread the disease.
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The FDA recognizes 118 routes of administration.
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Approximately 500,000 babies are born each year in the United States to teenage mothers.
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In 1864, the first barbiturate (barbituric acid) was synthesized.