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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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More than 2,500 barbiturates have been synthesized. At the height of their popularity, about 50 were marketed for human use.
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Oxytocin is recommended only for pregnancies that have a medical reason for inducing labor (such as eclampsia) and is not recommended for elective procedures or for making the birthing process more convenient.
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Colchicine is a highly poisonous alkaloid originally extracted from a type of saffron plant that is used mainly to treat gout.
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Pubic lice (crabs) are usually spread through sexual contact. You cannot catch them by using a public toilet.
A vasectomy, showing how each vas deferens is tied off in two places and then a section is removed f
Soil Degradation and Loss
Testing hearing acuity using a tuning fork.
Potential Consequences of Estrogen Loss Related to Menopause
Tornado Destruction - Loss of Life
Frontal section showing location of auditory ossicles in the middle ear