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More than 2,500 barbiturates have been synthesized. At the height of their popularity, about 50 were marketed for human use.
A seasonal flu vaccine is the best way to reduce the chances you will get seasonal influenza and spread it to others.
The longest a person has survived after a heart transplant is 24 years.
Multiple sclerosis is a condition wherein the body's nervous system is weakened by an autoimmune reaction that attacks the myelin sheaths of neurons.
An identified risk factor for osteoporosis is the intake of excessive amounts of vitamin A. Dietary intake of approximately double the recommended daily amount of vitamin A, by women, has been shown to reduce bone mineral density and increase the chances for hip fractures compared with women who consumed the recommended daily amount (or less) of vitamin A.