The FDA closely monitors and rigorously tests the effect of thimerosal. ... According to a UC Davis report reviewing the safety of MMR vaccines, "Measles is one of the leading causes of death among young children even though a safe and cost-effective vaccine is available (UC Davis)." That, in my mind, is so frustrating considering those deaths were all 100% preventable through vaccinations. ...

• Word Count: 2061
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

But inoculation had its problems, though the death rate was low, people feared dying from inoculation. ... After years of testing and research the first vaccination was given to a boy name Phipps in 1796. ... This book explained the history of immunity to smallpox and how cowpox naturally created immunity in the patients he tested and gave vaccines to. ...

• Word Count: 1897
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Collectively this push by Western medicine has been able to put an end many premature deaths and unneeded suffering throughout the world. ... As the two most common killers in the Western world, coronary heart disease and cancer are often found in the limelight of the studies testing the mind-body connection and medical techniques. Through further knowledge and understanding it is the hope of the medical field to alleviate any unneeded suffering or death. ... A startling difference in death rates between the two groups was found. ...

• Word Count: 1738
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

If left untreated anthrax can and usually does result in death. ... The toxin was tested on 60 different kinds of tumor cells. ... (DBMD) If left untreated the disease is fatal and usually results in death. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

For example, the World Health Organization (WHO) states "measles vaccination resulted in a 75% drop in measles deaths between 2000 and 2013 worldwide.... Once the vaccination is created, it needs to be tested again and again to make sure no adverse health effects could occur in the target receiver – humans. In order to prove the safety of vaccines, animals are sometimes used to test the effects. ...

• Word Count: 1997
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate