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The first documented use of surgical anesthesia in the United States was in Connecticut in 1844.
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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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In most cases, kidneys can recover from almost complete loss of function, such as in acute kidney (renal) failure.
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Interferon was scarce and expensive until 1980, when the interferon gene was inserted into bacteria using recombinant DNA technology, allowing for mass cultivation and purification from bacterial cultures.
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Everyone has one nostril that is larger than the other.