The longest a person has survived after a heart transplant is 24 years.
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More than 34,000 trademarked medication names and more than 10,000 generic medication names are in use in the United States.
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In 1886, William Bates reported on the discovery of a substance produced by the adrenal gland that turned out to be epinephrine (adrenaline). In 1904, this drug was first artificially synthesized by Friedrich Stolz.
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In most cases, kidneys can recover from almost complete loss of function, such as in acute kidney (renal) failure.
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Most childhood vaccines are 90–99% effective in preventing disease. Side effects are rarely serious.
On average, students in Roman Catholic schools score higher on national tests than students in ...