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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.
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On average, someone in the United States has a stroke about every 40 seconds. This is about 795,000 people per year.
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Autoimmune diseases occur when the immune system destroys its own healthy tissues. When this occurs, white blood cells cannot distinguish between pathogens and normal cells.
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In the United States, there is a birth every 8 seconds, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Population Clock.
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In the United States, an estimated 50 million unnecessary antibiotics are prescribed for viral respiratory infections.