In ancient Rome, many of the richer people in the population had lead-induced gout. The reason for this is unclear. Lead poisoning has also been linked to madness.
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Vaccines prevent between 2.5 and 4 million deaths every year.
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There are more nerve cells in one human brain than there are stars in the Milky Way.
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Malaria mortality rates are falling. Increased malaria prevention and control measures have greatly improved these rates. Since 2000, malaria mortality rates have fallen globally by 60% among all age groups, and by 65% among children under age 5.
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This year, an estimated 1.4 million Americans will have a new or recurrent heart attack.
