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The use of salicylates dates back 2,500 years to Hippocrates's recommendation of willow bark (from which a salicylate is derived) as an aid to the pains of childbirth. However, overdosage of salicylates can harm body fluids, electrolytes, the CNS, the GI tract, the ears, the lungs, the blood, the liver, and the kidneys and cause coma or death.
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Since 1988, the CDC has reported a 99% reduction in bacterial meningitis caused by Haemophilus influenzae, due to the introduction of the vaccine against it.
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The first oncogene was discovered in 1970 and was termed SRC (pronounced "SARK").
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The immune system needs 9.5 hours of sleep in total darkness to recharge completely.
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The longest a person has survived after a heart transplant is 24 years.