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The use of salicylates dates back 2,500 years to Hippocrates's recommendation of willow bark (from which a salicylate is derived) as an aid to the pains of childbirth. However, overdosage of salicylates can harm body fluids, electrolytes, the CNS, the GI tract, the ears, the lungs, the blood, the liver, and the kidneys and cause coma or death.
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Vaccines prevent between 2.5 and 4 million deaths every year.
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The toxic levels for lithium carbonate are close to the therapeutic levels. Signs of toxicity include fine hand tremor, polyuria, mild thirst, nausea, general discomfort, diarrhea, vomiting, drowsiness, muscular weakness, lack of coordination, ataxia, giddiness, tinnitus, and blurred vision.
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Less than one of every three adults with high LDL cholesterol has the condition under control. Only 48.1% with the condition are being treated for it.
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The FDA recognizes 118 routes of administration.
Survivorship curve for the North American beaver.
American Eskimo Dog
20,000 year old Arctic ground squirrel mummy
History of the number of observed sunspots during the last 250 years, which shows the ~11-year solar
Positive Babinski’s sign.
Portrait of Typical 12-year-old Boy and Girl, 1981 and 2007-2009