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The human body produces and destroys 15 million blood cells every second.
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Most childhood vaccines are 90–99% effective in preventing disease. Side effects are rarely serious.
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More than 4.4billion prescriptions were dispensed within the United States in 2016.
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Long-term mental and physical effects from substance abuse include: paranoia, psychosis, immune deficiencies, and organ damage.
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For about 100 years, scientists thought that peptic ulcers were caused by stress, spicy food, and alcohol. Later, researchers added stomach acid to the list of causes and began treating ulcers with antacids. Now it is known that peptic ulcers are predominantly caused by Helicobacter pylori, a spiral-shaped bacterium that normally exist in the stomach.