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The term bacteria was devised in the 19th century by German biologist Ferdinand Cohn. He based it on the Greek word "bakterion" meaning a small rod or staff. Cohn is considered to be the father of modern bacteriology.
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For high blood pressure (hypertension), a new class of drug, called a vasopeptidase blocker (inhibitor), has been developed. It decreases blood pressure by simultaneously dilating the peripheral arteries and increasing the body's loss of salt.
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Excessive alcohol use costs the country approximately $235 billion every year.
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If you could remove all of your skin, it would weigh up to 5 pounds.
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Cancer has been around as long as humankind, but only in the second half of the twentieth century did the number of cancer cases explode.