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Cancer has been around as long as humankind, but only in the second half of the twentieth century did the number of cancer cases explode.
The familiar sounds of your heart are made by the heart's valves as they open and close.
Pink eye is a term that refers to conjunctivitis, which is inflammation of the thin, clear membrane (conjunctiva) over the white part of the eye (sclera). It may be triggered by a virus, bacteria, or foreign body in the eye. Antibiotic eye drops alleviate bacterial conjunctivitis, and antihistamine allergy pills or eye drops help control allergic conjunctivitis symptoms.
According to the FDA, adverse drug events harmed or killed approximately 1,200,000 people in the United States in the year 2015.
There are 60,000 miles of blood vessels in every adult human.