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Human stomach acid is strong enough to dissolve small pieces of metal such as razor blades or staples.
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There are major differences in the metabolism of morphine and the illegal drug heroin. Morphine mostly produces its CNS effects through m-receptors, and at k- and d-receptors. Heroin has a slight affinity for opiate receptors. Most of its actions are due to metabolism to active metabolites (6-acetylmorphine, morphine, and morphine-6-glucuronide).
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Immunoglobulin injections may give short-term protection against, or reduce severity of certain diseases. They help people who have an inherited problem making their own antibodies, or those who are having certain types of cancer treatments.
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More than 30% of American adults, and about 12% of children utilize health care approaches that were developed outside of conventional medicine.
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Once thought to have neurofibromatosis, Joseph Merrick (also known as "the elephant man") is now, in retrospect, thought by clinical experts to have had Proteus syndrome. This endocrine disease causes continued and abnormal growth of the bones, muscles, skin, and so on and can become completely debilitating with severe deformities occurring anywhere on the body.
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On May 15, 1916, after deliberating for one hour, an all-white jury in Waco, Texas, found seventeen-
Henri Matisse, Woman with a Hat.
In Hindu marriages, the roles of husband and wife are firmly established. Neither this woman, whom I ...
Herpes labialis on the vermillion border of the lip. (Courtesy of U.S. Pharmacist).
Assist recipient into side-lying position. Woman sits on edge of table holding drape to cover her ...