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Asthma-like symptoms were first recorded about 3,500 years ago in Egypt. The first manuscript specifically written about asthma was in the year 1190, describing a condition characterized by sudden breathlessness. The treatments listed in this manuscript include chicken soup, herbs, and sexual abstinence.
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The most common treatment options for addiction include psychotherapy, support groups, and individual counseling.
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Certain topical medications such as clotrimazole and betamethasone are not approved for use in children younger than 12 years of age. They must be used very cautiously, as directed by a doctor, to treat any child. Children have a much greater response to topical steroid medications.
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The first oral chemotherapy drug for colon cancer was approved by FDA in 2001.
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In Eastern Europe and Russia, interferon is administered intranasally in varied doses for the common cold and influenza. It is claimed that this treatment can lower the risk of infection by as much as 60–70%.
Signs of hypocalcemia and hypoparathyroidism; A, Chvostek's sign; B, Trousseau's sign.
Gross food? Or an American MASTERPIECE?
An 1891 cartoon blames immigrants for the ills of American society: anarchy, socialism, mayhem, and
Mazie Hirono, the first Japanese American woman to be elected a U.S. senator.
Conservation biology arose in response to biodiversity loss