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Cocaine was isolated in 1860 and first used as a local anesthetic in 1884. Its first clinical use was by Sigmund Freud to wean a patient from morphine addiction. The fictional character Sherlock Holmes was supposed to be addicted to cocaine by injection.
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Elderly adults are living longer, and causes of death are shifting. At the same time, autopsy rates are at or near their lowest in history.
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The ratio of hydrogen atoms to oxygen in water (H2O) is 2:1.
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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.
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More than nineteen million Americans carry the factor V gene that causes blood clots, pulmonary embolism, and heart disease.