There are more sensory neurons in the tongue than in any other part of the body.
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Between 1999 and 2012, American adults with high total cholesterol decreased from 18.3% to 12.9%
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The use of salicylates dates back 2,500 years to Hippocrates’s recommendation of willow bark (from which a salicylate is derived) as an aid to the pains of childbirth. However, overdosage of salicylates can harm body fluids, electrolytes, the CNS, the GI tract, the ears, the lungs, the blood, the liver, and the kidneys and cause coma or death.
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The strongest synthetic topical retinoid drug available, tazarotene, is used to treat sun-damaged skin, acne, and psoriasis.
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Approximately 25% of all reported medication errors result from some kind of name confusion.
