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The first oncogene was discovered in 1970 and was termed SRC (pronounced "SARK").
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The cure for trichomoniasis is easy as long as the patient does not drink alcoholic beverages for 24 hours. Just a single dose of medication is needed to rid the body of the disease. However, without proper precautions, an individual may contract the disease repeatedly. In fact, most people develop trichomoniasis again within three months of their last treatment.
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According to the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, lung disease is the third leading killer in the United States, responsible for one in seven deaths. It is the leading cause of death among infants under the age of one year.
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Inotropic therapy does not have a role in the treatment of most heart failure patients. These drugs can make patients feel and function better but usually do not lengthen the predicted length of their lives.
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The use of salicylates dates back 2,500 years to Hippocrates's recommendation of willow bark (from which a salicylate is derived) as an aid to the pains of childbirth. However, overdosage of salicylates can harm body fluids, electrolytes, the CNS, the GI tract, the ears, the lungs, the blood, the liver, and the kidneys and cause coma or death.
Snow leopard in the San Diego Zoo
Defibrillator. Defibrillators are devices that supply a voltage charge to the heart in the hope of r
False-color imagery of the Sun, a G-type main-sequence star, the closest to Earth.
The Liberation of Europe
Diego Velázquez, Portrait of Queen Mariana.
Diego Velázquez, Las Meninas (The Maids of Honor).