Addicts to opiates often avoid treatment because they are afraid of withdrawal. Though unpleasant, with proper management, withdrawal is rarely fatal and passes relatively quickly.
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The first documented use of surgical anesthesia in the United States was in Connecticut in 1844.
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The heart is located in the center of the chest, with part of it tipped slightly so that it taps against the left side of the chest.
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The people with the highest levels of LDL are Mexican American males and non-Hispanic black females.
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Fatal fungal infections may be able to resist newer antifungal drugs. Globally, fungal infections are often fatal due to the lack of access to multiple antifungals, which may be required to be utilized in combination. Single antifungals may not be enough to stop a fungal infection from causing the death of a patient.
