In the United States, congenital cytomegalovirus causes one child to become disabled almost every hour. CMV is the leading preventable viral cause of development disability in newborns. These disabilities include hearing or vision loss, and cerebral palsy.
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The first documented use of surgical anesthesia in the United States was in Connecticut in 1844.
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Women are 50% to 75% more likely than men to experience an adverse drug reaction.
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In 1864, the first barbiturate (barbituric acid) was synthesized.
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The tallest man ever known was Robert Wadlow, an American, who reached the height of 8 feet 11 inches. He died at age 26 years from an infection caused by the immense weight of his body (491 pounds) and the stress on his leg bones and muscles.
6 day old human embryo
The human embryo
five week embryo
Stripe pattern of pair-rule gene expression in a Drosophila embryo
