Earwax has antimicrobial properties that reduce the viability of bacteria and fungus in the human ear.
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Egg cells are about the size of a grain of sand. They are formed inside of a female's ovaries before she is even born.
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The first war in which wide-scale use of anesthetics occurred was the Civil War, and 80% of all wounds were in the extremities.
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Cytomegalovirus affects nearly the same amount of newborns every year as Down syndrome.
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Drugs are in development that may cure asthma and hay fever once and for all. They target leukotrienes, which are known to cause tightening of the air passages in the lungs and increase mucus productions in nasal passages.
