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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.
Drug-induced pharmacodynamic effects manifested in older adults include drug-induced renal toxicity, which can be a major factor when these adults are experiencing other kidney problems.
In 1844, Charles Goodyear obtained the first patent for a rubber condom.
Increased intake of vitamin D has been shown to reduce fractures up to 25% in older people.
The Romans did not use numerals to indicate fractions but instead used words to indicate parts of a whole.