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Asthma occurs in one in 11 children and in one in 12 adults. African Americans and Latinos have a higher risk for developing asthma than other groups.
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There are approximately 3 million unintended pregnancies in the United States each year.
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Vaccines prevent between 2.5 and 4 million deaths every year.
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This year, an estimated 1.4 million Americans will have a new or recurrent heart attack.
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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.