The Romans did not use numerals to indicate fractions but instead used words to indicate parts of a whole.
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Thyroid conditions cause a higher risk of fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome.
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The horizontal fraction bar was introduced by the Arabs.
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The average person is easily confused by the terms pharmaceutics and pharmacology, thinking they are one and the same. Whereas pharmaceutics is the science of preparing and dispensing drugs (otherwise known as the science of pharmacy), pharmacology is the study of medications.
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Certain topical medications such as clotrimazole and betamethasone are not approved for use in children younger than 12 years of age. They must be used very cautiously, as directed by a doctor, to treat any child. Children have a much greater response to topical steroid medications.
