Oliver Wendell Holmes is credited with introducing the words "anesthesia" and "anesthetic" into the English language in 1846.
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People about to have surgery must tell their health care providers about all supplements they take.
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The highest suicide rate in the United States is among people ages 65 years and older. Almost 15% of people in this age group commit suicide every year.
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More than 30% of American adults, and about 12% of children utilize health care approaches that were developed outside of conventional medicine.
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Calcitonin is a naturally occurring hormone. In women who are at least 5 years beyond menopause, it slows bone loss and increases spinal bone density.
Age-Crime Relationship in (a) 1842 and (b) 1992
Statistics on how Americans commit suicide
White-Collar Crime
How Safe Is Your State? Violent Crime in the United States
