Most childhood vaccines are 90–99% effective in preventing disease. Side effects are rarely serious.
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Anesthesia awareness is a potentially disturbing adverse effect wherein patients who have been paralyzed with muscle relaxants may awaken. They may be aware of their surroundings but unable to communicate or move. Neurologic monitoring equipment that helps to more closely check the patient's anesthesia stages is now available to avoid the occurrence of anesthesia awareness.
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Nearly 31 million adults in America have a total cholesterol level that is more than 240 mg per dL.
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Vaccines prevent between 2.5 and 4 million deaths every year.
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Fungal nail infections account for up to 30% of all skin infections. They affect 5% of the general population—mostly people over the age of 70.
