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A seasonal flu vaccine is the best way to reduce the chances you will get seasonal influenza and spread it to others.
The calories found in one piece of cherry cheesecake could light a 60-watt light bulb for 1.5 hours.
Computer programs are available that crosscheck a new drug's possible trade name with all other trade names currently available. These programs detect dangerous similarities between names and alert the manufacturer of the drug.
Medication errors are three times higher among children and infants than with adults.
For about 100 years, scientists thought that peptic ulcers were caused by stress, spicy food, and alcohol. Later, researchers added stomach acid to the list of causes and began treating ulcers with antacids. Now it is known that peptic ulcers are predominantly caused by Helicobacter pylori, a spiral-shaped bacterium that normally exist in the stomach.