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In ancient Rome, many of the richer people in the population had lead-induced gout. The reason for this is unclear. Lead poisoning has also been linked to madness.
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Elderly adults are living longer, and causes of death are shifting. At the same time, autopsy rates are at or near their lowest in history.
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Every 10 seconds, a person in the United States goes to the emergency room complaining of head pain. About 1.2 million visits are for acute migraine attacks.
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There are more nerve cells in one human brain than there are stars in the Milky Way.
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When taking monoamine oxidase inhibitors, people should avoid a variety of foods, which include alcoholic beverages, bean curd, broad (fava) bean pods, cheese, fish, ginseng, protein extracts, meat, sauerkraut, shrimp paste, soups, and yeast.
Active and passive immunity
A purse made from a cane toad.
Five Areas for listening to the heart
Purse cover, from the Sutton Hoo burial ship.
Listening to the fetal heartbeat with a Doppler device.
Embryonic development of shepherd’s purse (Capsella), a eudicot