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For high blood pressure (hypertension), a new class of drug, called a vasopeptidase blocker (inhibitor), has been developed. It decreases blood pressure by simultaneously dilating the peripheral arteries and increasing the body's loss of salt.
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The first documented use of surgical anesthesia in the United States was in Connecticut in 1844.
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Egg cells are about the size of a grain of sand. They are formed inside of a female's ovaries before she is even born.
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As of mid-2016, 18.2 million people were receiving advanced retroviral therapy (ART) worldwide. This represents between 43–50% of the 34–39.8 million people living with HIV.
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Bacteria have flourished on the earth for over three billion years. They were the first life forms on the planet.