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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Women are 50% to 75% more likely than men to experience an adverse drug reaction.
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Interferon was scarce and expensive until 1980, when the interferon gene was inserted into bacteria using recombinant DNA technology, allowing for mass cultivation and purification from bacterial cultures.
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On average, the stomach produces 2 L of hydrochloric acid per day.
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A strange skin disease referred to as Morgellons has occurred in the southern United States and in California. Symptoms include slowly healing sores, joint pain, persistent fatigue, and a sensation of things crawling through the skin. Another symptom is strange-looking, threadlike extrusions coming out of the skin.
Louis Agassiz
Racial Shifts in St. Louis during the 1950s
Jacques-Louis David, Study for the Death of Socrates.
Louis-Jacques-Mandé Daguerre, Le Boulevard du Temple.
