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No vaccine is 100% effective and usually does not work in 5% of those immunized. In addition, another 5% lose immunity…

Blood pressure might better be called heart pressure, for the heart's pumping action creates it. To measure blood…

Traditional Chinese medicine theorizes that there are more than 2,000 acupuncture points on the human body, and that…

Mary Mallon lived in New York about 100 years ago, and worked as a cook. It seemed that every family she worked for…

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