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Looking at the sun may not only cause headache and distort your vision temporarily, but it can also cause permanent eye damage. Any exposure to sunlight adds to the cumulative effects of ultraviolet (UV) radiation on your eyes. UV exposure has been linked to eye disorders such as macular degeneration, solar retinitis, and corneal dystrophies.
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In 1844, Charles Goodyear obtained the first patent for a rubber condom.
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In the ancient and medieval periods, dysentery killed about ? of all babies before they reach 12 months of age. The disease was transferred through contaminated drinking water, because there was no way to adequately dispose of sewage, which contaminated the water.
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Interferon was scarce and expensive until 1980, when the interferon gene was inserted into bacteria using recombinant DNA technology, allowing for mass cultivation and purification from bacterial cultures.
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Stroke kills people from all ethnic backgrounds, but the people at highest risk for fatal strokes are: black men, black women, Asian men, white men, and white women.
A Kiowa couple. The woman to the right is wearing an elk tooth dress.
Johannes Vermeer, Woman Holding a Balance.
Woman (formerly a.k.a. the Venus of Willendorf), Lower Austria.
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Draping for a woman’s chest. A. Place a towel over the sheet on the upper chest. B. Hold the towel ...
Old Woman