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It is believed that the Incas used anesthesia. Evidence supports the theory that shamans chewed cocoa leaves and drilled holes into the heads of patients (letting evil spirits escape), spitting into the wounds they made. The mixture of cocaine, saliva, and resin numbed the site enough to allow hours of drilling.
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Cucumber slices relieve headaches by tightening blood vessels, reducing blood flow to the area, and relieving pressure.
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This year, an estimated 1.4 million Americans will have a new or recurrent heart attack.
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The first oncogene was discovered in 1970 and was termed SRC (pronounced "SARK").
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Cancer has been around as long as humankind, but only in the second half of the twentieth century did the number of cancer cases explode.