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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.
Most strokes are caused when blood clots move to a blood vessel in the brain and block blood flow to that area. Thrombolytic therapy can be used to dissolve the clot quickly. If given within 3 hours of the first stroke symptoms, this therapy can help limit stroke damage and disability.
About 100 new prescription or over-the-counter drugs come into the U.S. market every year.
Human stomach acid is strong enough to dissolve small pieces of metal such as razor blades or staples.
Approximately one in three babies in the United States is now delivered by cesarean section. The number of cesarean sections in the United States has risen 46% since 1996.

