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Cancer has been around as long as humankind, but only in the second half of the twentieth century did the number of cancer cases explode.
The heart is located in the center of the chest, with part of it tipped slightly so that it taps against the left side of the chest.
About 80% of major fungal systemic infections are due to Candida albicans. Another form, Candida peritonitis, occurs most often in postoperative patients. A rare disease, Candida meningitis, may follow leukemia, kidney transplant, other immunosuppressed factors, or when suffering from Candida septicemia.
Walt Disney helped combat malaria by making an animated film in 1943 called The Winged Scourge. This short film starred the seven dwarfs and taught children that mosquitos transmit malaria, which is a very bad disease. It advocated the killing of mosquitos to stop the disease.
Aspirin is the most widely used drug in the world. It has even been recognized as such by the Guinness Book of World Records.