The first documented use of surgical anesthesia in the United States was in Connecticut in 1844.
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Atropine was named after the Greek goddess Atropos, the oldest and ugliest of the three sisters known as the Fates, who controlled the destiny of men.
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Women are 50% to 75% more likely than men to experience an adverse drug reaction.
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Egg cells are about the size of a grain of sand. They are formed inside of a female's ovaries before she is even born.
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The average older adult in the United States takes five prescription drugs per day. Half of these drugs contain a sedative. Alcohol should therefore be avoided by most senior citizens because of the dangerous interactions between alcohol and sedatives.
A greater number of men than women hold full-time jobs, but the gap is closing because of an ...
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Average Number of Hours Slept per Day by Various Mammalian Species