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Vaccines cause herd immunity. If the majority of people in a community have been vaccinated against a disease, an unvaccinated person is less likely to get the disease since others are less likely to become sick from it and spread the disease.
Individuals are never “cured” of addictions. Instead, they learn how to manage their disease to lead healthy, balanced lives.
The heart is located in the center of the chest, with part of it tipped slightly so that it taps against the left side of the chest.
More than 34,000 trademarked medication names and more than 10,000 generic medication names are in use in the United States.
The word drug comes from the Dutch word droog (meaning "dry"). For centuries, most drugs came from dried plants, hence the name.