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The first documented use of surgical anesthesia in the United States was in Connecticut in 1844.
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In ancient Rome, many of the richer people in the population had lead-induced gout. The reason for this is unclear. Lead poisoning has also been linked to madness.
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Patients who cannot swallow may receive nutrition via a parenteral route—usually, a catheter is inserted through the chest into a large vein going into the heart.
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The highest suicide rate in the United States is among people ages 65 years and older. Almost 15% of people in this age group commit suicide every year.
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Cancer has been around as long as humankind, but only in the second half of the twentieth century did the number of cancer cases explode.