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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Illicit drug use costs the United States approximately $181 billion every year.
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More than 150,000 Americans killed by cardiovascular disease are younger than the age of 65 years.
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Barbituric acid, the base material of barbiturates, was first synthesized in 1863 by Adolph von Bayer. His company later went on to synthesize aspirin for the first time, and Bayer aspirin is still a popular brand today.
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Human kidneys will clean about 1 million gallons of blood in an average lifetime.
