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The National Institutes of Health have supported research into acupuncture. This has shown that acupuncture significantly reduced pain associated with osteoarthritis of the knee, when used as a complement to conventional therapies.
By definition, when a medication is administered intravenously, its bioavailability is 100%.
The horizontal fraction bar was introduced by the Arabs.
Adolescents often feel clumsy during puberty because during this time of development, their hands and feet grow faster than their arms and legs do. The body is therefore out of proportion. One out of five adolescents actually experiences growing pains during this period.
When blood is exposed to air, it clots. Heparin allows the blood to come in direct contact with air without clotting.