In the United States, there is a birth every 8 seconds, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Population Clock.
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The first oral chemotherapy drug for colon cancer was approved by FDA in 2001.
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More than 34,000 trademarked medication names and more than 10,000 generic medication names are in use in the United States.
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There are major differences in the metabolism of morphine and the illegal drug heroin. Morphine mostly produces its CNS effects through m-receptors, and at k- and d-receptors. Heroin has a slight affinity for opiate receptors. Most of its actions are due to metabolism to active metabolites (6-acetylmorphine, morphine, and morphine-6-glucuronide).
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Most childhood vaccines are 90–99% effective in preventing disease. Side effects are rarely serious.
