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Patients who cannot swallow may receive nutrition via a parenteral route—usually, a catheter is inserted through the chest into a large vein going into the heart.
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The first documented use of surgical anesthesia in the United States was in Connecticut in 1844.
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There are 20 feet of blood vessels in each square inch of human skin.
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A recent study has found that following a diet rich in berries may slow down the aging process of the brain. This diet apparently helps to keep dopamine levels much higher than are seen in normal individuals who do not eat berries as a regular part of their diet as they enter their later years.
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In 1864, the first barbiturate (barbituric acid) was synthesized.