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Asthma occurs in one in 11 children and in one in 12 adults. African Americans and Latinos have a higher risk for developing asthma than other groups.
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Asthma-like symptoms were first recorded about 3,500 years ago in Egypt. The first manuscript specifically written about asthma was in the year 1190, describing a condition characterized by sudden breathlessness. The treatments listed in this manuscript include chicken soup, herbs, and sexual abstinence.
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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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When blood is exposed to air, it clots. Heparin allows the blood to come in direct contact with air without clotting.