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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) was originally known as the Communicable Disease Center, which was formed to fight malaria. It was originally headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, since the Southern states faced the worst threat from malaria.
The first documented use of surgical anesthesia in the United States was in Connecticut in 1844.
Hyperthyroidism leads to an increased rate of metabolism and affects about 1% of women but only 0.1% of men. For most people, this increased metabolic rate causes the thyroid gland to become enlarged (known as a goiter).
When blood is exposed to air, it clots. Heparin allows the blood to come in direct contact with air without clotting.
The B-complex vitamins and vitamin C are not stored in the body and must be replaced each day.
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