Earwax has antimicrobial properties that reduce the viability of bacteria and fungus in the human ear.
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On average, the stomach produces 2 L of hydrochloric acid per day.
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The first war in which wide-scale use of anesthetics occurred was the Civil War, and 80% of all wounds were in the extremities.
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Vampire bats have a natural anticoagulant in their saliva that permits continuous bleeding after they painlessly open a wound with their incisors. This capillary blood does not cause any significant blood loss to their victims.
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For pediatric patients, intravenous fluids are the most commonly cited products involved in medication errors that are reported to the USP.
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Strategies for replicating linear genomes
Type II curve. Mortality does not vary with age. Data for five-lined skink (Eumeces fasciatus).