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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Oliver Wendell Holmes is credited with introducing the words "anesthesia" and "anesthetic" into the English language in 1846.
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The familiar sounds of your heart are made by the heart's valves as they open and close.
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The people with the highest levels of LDL are Mexican American males and non-Hispanic black females.
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The human body produces and destroys 15 million blood cells every second.
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