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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After 5 years of being diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis, one every three patients will no longer be able to work.
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Today, nearly 8 out of 10 pregnant women living with HIV (about 1.1 million), receive antiretrovirals.
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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.
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The human body produces and destroys 15 million blood cells every second.
Sika Deer Female
Female African elephant with calf, in Kenya.
Angioplasty. One form is called balloon angioplasty, shown here. A balloon catheter is threaded into