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In most cases, kidneys can recover from almost complete loss of function, such as in acute kidney (renal) failure.
There are approximately 3 million unintended pregnancies in the United States each year.
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.
Asthma-like symptoms were first recorded about 3,500 years ago in Egypt. The first manuscript specifically written about asthma was in the year 1190, describing a condition characterized by sudden breathlessness. The treatments listed in this manuscript include chicken soup, herbs, and sexual abstinence.
The first oncogene was discovered in 1970 and was termed SRC (pronounced "SARK").