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More than 30% of American adults, and about 12% of children utilize health care approaches that were developed outside of conventional medicine.
Illicit drug use costs the United States approximately $181 billion every year.
People who have myopia, or nearsightedness, are not able to see objects at a distance but only up close. It occurs when the cornea is either curved too steeply, the eye is too long, or both. This condition is progressive and worsens with time. More than 100 million people in the United States are nearsighted, but only 20% of those are born with the condition. Diet, eye exercise, drug therapy, and corrective lenses can all help manage nearsightedness.
Thyroid conditions may make getting pregnant impossible.
Most childhood vaccines are 90–99% effective in preventing disease. Side effects are rarely serious.