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In 1844, Charles Goodyear obtained the first patent for a rubber condom.
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The average adult has about 21 square feet of skin.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has released reports detailing the deaths of infants (younger than 1 year of age) who died after being given cold and cough medications. This underscores the importance of educating parents that children younger than 2 years of age should never be given over-the-counter cold and cough medications without consulting their physicians.
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There are major differences in the metabolism of morphine and the illegal drug heroin. Morphine mostly produces its CNS effects through m-receptors, and at k- and d-receptors. Heroin has a slight affinity for opiate receptors. Most of its actions are due to metabolism to active metabolites (6-acetylmorphine, morphine, and morphine-6-glucuronide).
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About 3.2 billion people, nearly half the world population, are at risk for malaria. In 2015, there are about 214 million malaria cases and an estimated 438,000 malaria deaths.
An example showing a modification that has occurred as a result of biological evolution
Saturn and Its Outer, Giant Ring
Responses to Sound Waves
In middle childhood, children spend increasing amounts of time with peers and friends.
The physician uses percussion—tapping—to detect sound or vibration.
Middle eastern kobab