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In 1844, Charles Goodyear obtained the first patent for a rubber condom.
Asthma cases in Americans are about 75% higher today than they were in 1980.
Over time, chronic hepatitis B virus and hepatitis C virus infections can progress to advanced liver disease, liver failure, and hepatocellular carcinoma. Unlike other forms, more than 80% of hepatitis C infections become chronic and lead to liver disease. When combined with hepatitis B, hepatitis C now accounts for 75% percent of all cases of liver disease around the world. Liver failure caused by hepatitis C is now leading cause of liver transplants in the United States.
Urine turns bright yellow if larger than normal amounts of certain substances are consumed; one of these substances is asparagus.
The term pharmacology is derived from the Greek words pharmakon("claim, medicine, poison, or remedy") and logos ("study").