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The first documented use of surgical anesthesia in the United States was in Connecticut in 1844.
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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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Malaria mortality rates are falling. Increased malaria prevention and control measures have greatly improved these rates. Since 2000, malaria mortality rates have fallen globally by 60% among all age groups, and by 65% among children under age 5.
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Limit intake of red meat and dairy products made with whole milk. Choose skim milk, low-fat or fat-free dairy products. Limit fried food. Use healthy oils when cooking.
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The familiar sounds of your heart are made by the heart's valves as they open and close.
Homunculus maps of human body parts along the cerebral cortex.
Roots of the keystone species hypothesis: does a higher proportion of predators in diverse communiti
Human infants are like all other placental mammals, except they are born at a less developed state.
Types of tissue in the human body.
A section through the human brain
Systems of the Human Body