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Asthma-like symptoms were first recorded about 3,500 years ago in Egypt. The first manuscript specifically written about asthma was in the year 1190, describing a condition characterized by sudden breathlessness. The treatments listed in this manuscript include chicken soup, herbs, and sexual abstinence.
Patients should never assume they are being given the appropriate drugs. They should make sure they know which drugs are being prescribed, and always double-check that the drugs received match the prescription.
Bacteria have flourished on the earth for over three billion years. They were the first life forms on the planet.
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.
More than 150,000 Americans killed by cardiovascular disease are younger than the age of 65 years.