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Nitroglycerin is used to alleviate various heart-related conditions, and it is also the chief component of dynamite (but mixed in a solid clay base to stabilize it).
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Dogs have been used in studies to detect various cancers in human subjects. They have been trained to sniff breath samples from humans that were collected by having them breathe into special tubes. These people included 55 lung cancer patients, 31 breast cancer patients, and 83 cancer-free patients. The dogs detected 54 of the 55 lung cancer patients as having cancer, detected 28 of the 31 breast cancer patients, and gave only three false-positive results (detecting cancer in people who didn't have it).
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People about to have surgery must tell their health care providers about all supplements they take.
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Bacteria have flourished on the earth for over three billion years. They were the first life forms on the planet.
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The National Institutes of Health have supported research into acupuncture. This has shown that acupuncture significantly reduced pain associated with osteoarthritis of the knee, when used as a complement to conventional therapies.
Sandia ear-plug-sized samplers hang poised to sample gases relevant to climate and weather.
Trig Degrees/Radians unit circle
Working and Living and Playing in the City Dump of Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Upper Airflow and Weather Forecasting
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A Partially Filled 100-Unit Insulin Syringe