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.
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Aspirin is the most widely used drug in the world. It has even been recognized as such by the Guinness Book of World Records.
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Most childhood vaccines are 90–99% effective in preventing disease. Side effects are rarely serious.
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On average, the stomach produces 2 L of hydrochloric acid per day.
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The ratio of hydrogen atoms to oxygen in water (H2O) is 2:1.
Audiometry. The child in this photograph is undergoing a hearing test with an audiologist.
Glioma. (a) Illustration of a large glioma (colored area) within the left cerebral hemisphere in a s
The sense of hearing.
The steps in the hearing process. (1) Sound waves enter the outer ear and travel through the ear ...
Polio eradication campaign in Georgia in the 1950s. In the 1950s, 20,000 cases of polio occurred ...