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In 1886, William Bates reported on the discovery of a substance produced by the adrenal gland that turned out to be epinephrine (adrenaline). In 1904, this drug was first artificially synthesized by Friedrich Stolz.
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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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Your heart beats over 36 million times a year.
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You should not take more than 1,000 mg of vitamin E per day. Doses above this amount increase the risk of bleeding problems that can lead to a stroke.
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People with alcoholism are at a much greater risk of malnutrition than are other people and usually exhibit low levels of most vitamins (especially folic acid). This is because alcohol often takes the place of 50% of their daily intake of calories, with little nutritional value contained in it.
Parts of a typical spark plug.
Typical container for the disposal of broken glass or other sharps.
Typical box used for the disposal of bagged, sealed, and autoclaved biological waste.
Typical pregnancy posture.
Typical bacterial population growth curve showing the initial lag phase
Anatomy of a typical flower: cherry (Prunus avium)