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Women are 50% to 75% more likely than men to experience an adverse drug reaction.
Drying your hands with a paper towel will reduce the bacterial count on your hands by 45–60%.
Ether was used widely for surgeries but became less popular because of its flammability and its tendency to cause vomiting. In England, it was quickly replaced by chloroform, but this agent caused many deaths and lost popularity.
Historic treatments for rheumatoid arthritis have included gold salts, acupuncture, a diet consisting of apples or rhubarb, nutmeg, nettles, bee venom, bracelets made of copper, prayer, rest, tooth extractions, fasting, honey, vitamins, insulin, snow collected on Christmas, magnets, and electric convulsion therapy.
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.