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Author Question: Consider the following pairs of points: F: 0N, 40W G: 10N, 60W 0N, 20W 10N, 40W H: 20S, 130E J: 30S, ... (Read 11 times) |
Historic treatments for rheumatoid arthritis have included gold salts, acupuncture, a diet consisting of apples or rhubarb, nutmeg, nettles, bee venom, bracelets made of copper, prayer, rest, tooth extractions, fasting, honey, vitamins, insulin, snow collected on Christmas, magnets, and electric convulsion therapy.
Malaria was not eliminated in the United States until 1951. The term eliminated means that no new cases arise in a country for 3 years.
People with high total cholesterol have about two times the risk for heart disease as people with ideal levels.
Human stomach acid is strong enough to dissolve small pieces of metal such as razor blades or staples.
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.