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In 1835 it was discovered that a disease of silkworms known as muscardine could be transferred from one silkworm to another, and was caused by a fungus.
In most cases, kidneys can recover from almost complete loss of function, such as in acute kidney (renal) failure.
The longest a person has survived after a heart transplant is 24 years.
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.
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends that all women age 65 years of age or older should be screened with bone densitometry.