Walt Disney helped combat malaria by making an animated film in 1943 called The Winged Scourge. This short film starred the seven dwarfs and taught children that mosquitos transmit malaria, which is a very bad disease. It advocated the killing of mosquitos to stop the disease.
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Cyanide works by making the human body unable to use oxygen.
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Sildenafil (Viagra®) has two actions that may be of consequence in patients with heart disease. It can lower the blood pressure, and it can interact with nitrates. It should never be used in patients who are taking nitrates.
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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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In 1864, the first barbiturate (barbituric acid) was synthesized.
Views of the Milky Way’s Central Regions
Primary visual processing areas (blue) in (a) human (lateral and mesial views) and (b) chimpanzee.
Change in American Gender Attitudes, 1977-2006 Over recent decades, views of gender roles have beco
In 1891 William Dean Howells championed the poetry of Emily Dickinson: “This poetry is as characteri
Raphael's mural, The School of Athens, depicts the early Greek philosophers engaged in ...