Since 1988, the CDC has reported a 99% reduction in bacterial meningitis caused by Haemophilus influenzae, due to the introduction of the vaccine against it.
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In 1844, Charles Goodyear obtained the first patent for a rubber condom.
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Excessive alcohol use costs the country approximately $235 billion every year.
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If all the neurons in the human body were lined up, they would stretch more than 600 miles.
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It is believed that humans initially contracted crabs from gorillas about 3 million years ago from either sleeping in gorilla nests or eating the apes.
The Phonognatha graeffei or leaf-curling spider's web serves both as a trap and as a way of mak
Environmental Issues
Chronic disease is caused by a mixture of genetic and environmental influences