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In 1844, Charles Goodyear obtained the first patent for a rubber condom.
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Elderly adults are at greatest risk of stroke and myocardial infarction and have the most to gain from prophylaxis. Patients ages 60 to 80 years with blood pressures above 160/90 mm Hg should benefit from antihypertensive treatment.
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As many as 28% of hospitalized patients requiring mechanical ventilators to help them breathe (for more than 48 hours) will develop ventilator-associated pneumonia. Current therapy involves intravenous antibiotics, but new antibiotics that can be inhaled (and more directly treat the infection) are being developed.
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People who have myopia, or nearsightedness, are not able to see objects at a distance but only up close. It occurs when the cornea is either curved too steeply, the eye is too long, or both. This condition is progressive and worsens with time. More than 100 million people in the United States are nearsighted, but only 20% of those are born with the condition. Diet, eye exercise, drug therapy, and corrective lenses can all help manage nearsightedness.
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The ratio of hydrogen atoms to oxygen in water (H2O) is 2:1.
Patients should be encouraged to bring to their health care visit all the substances that they take,
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Carrie Mae Weems, Untitled (Man Smoking/Malcolm X), from The Kitchen Table Series.
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Health Care Costs for the Elderly and Disabled