The first war in which wide-scale use of anesthetics occurred was the Civil War, and 80% of all wounds were in the extremities.
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Approximately 500,000 babies are born each year in the United States to teenage mothers.
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Adults are resistant to the bacterium that causes Botulism. These bacteria thrive in honey – therefore, honey should never be given to infants since their immune systems are not yet resistant.
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The lipid bilayer is made of phospholipids. They are arranged in a double layer because one of their ends is attracted to water while the other is repelled by water.
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Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus or MRSA was discovered in 1961 in the United Kingdom. It if often referred to as a superbug. MRSA infections cause more deaths in the United States every year than AIDS.
Siberian Yupik woman holding walrus tusks
A photograph of a woman with exophthalmos. This condition is associated with hypersecretion of the t
Woman seated between two felines, Çatalhöyük, Turkey.
Style of the Achilles Painter: WOMAN AND MAID
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A partial pedigree of a woman with the Bombay phenotype