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Ether was used widely for surgeries but became less popular because of its flammability and its tendency to cause vomiting. In England, it was quickly replaced by chloroform, but this agent caused many deaths and lost popularity.
On average, someone in the United States has a stroke about every 40 seconds. This is about 795,000 people per year.
In 1864, the first barbiturate (barbituric acid) was synthesized.
Multiple experimental evidences have confirmed that at the molecular level, cancer is caused by lesions in cellular DNA.
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.