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In 2006, a generic antinausea drug named ondansetron was approved. It is used to stop nausea and vomiting associated with surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation therapy.
It is believed that the Incas used anesthesia. Evidence supports the theory that shamans chewed cocoa leaves and drilled holes into the heads of patients (letting evil spirits escape), spitting into the wounds they made. The mixture of cocaine, saliva, and resin numbed the site enough to allow hours of drilling.
The people with the highest levels of LDL are Mexican American males and non-Hispanic black females.
Cancer has been around as long as humankind, but only in the second half of the twentieth century did the number of cancer cases explode.
A seasonal flu vaccine is the best way to reduce the chances you will get seasonal influenza and spread it to others.