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Ether was used widely for surgeries but became less popular because of its flammability and its tendency to cause vomiting. In England, it was quickly replaced by chloroform, but this agent caused many deaths and lost popularity.
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Oliver Wendell Holmes is credited with introducing the words "anesthesia" and "anesthetic" into the English language in 1846.
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The first oncogene was discovered in 1970 and was termed SRC (pronounced "SARK").
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Women are 50% to 75% more likely than men to experience an adverse drug reaction.
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More than nineteen million Americans carry the factor V gene that causes blood clots, pulmonary embolism, and heart disease.