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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) was originally known as the Communicable Disease Center, which was formed to fight malaria. It was originally headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, since the Southern states faced the worst threat from malaria.
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In 1844, Charles Goodyear obtained the first patent for a rubber condom.
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About 100 new prescription or over-the-counter drugs come into the U.S. market every year.
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Adult head lice are gray, about ? inch long, and often have a tiny dot on their backs. A female can lay between 50 and 150 eggs within the several weeks that she is alive. They feed on human blood.
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Approximately 500,000 babies are born each year in the United States to teenage mothers.