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Most childhood vaccines are 90–99% effective in preventing disease. Side effects are rarely serious.
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The newest statin drug, rosuvastatin, has been called a superstatin because it appears to reduce LDL cholesterol to a greater degree than the other approved statin drugs.
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Hyperthyroidism leads to an increased rate of metabolism and affects about 1% of women but only 0.1% of men. For most people, this increased metabolic rate causes the thyroid gland to become enlarged (known as a goiter).
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The heart is located in the center of the chest, with part of it tipped slightly so that it taps against the left side of the chest.
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The first documented use of surgical anesthesia in the United States was in Connecticut in 1844.