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Walt Disney helped combat malaria by making an animated film in 1943 called The Winged Scourge. This short film starred the seven dwarfs and taught children that mosquitos transmit malaria, which is a very bad disease. It advocated the killing of mosquitos to stop the disease.
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Bacteria have flourished on the earth for over three billion years. They were the first life forms on the planet.
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Excessive alcohol use costs the country approximately $235 billion every year.
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In 1864, the first barbiturate (barbituric acid) was synthesized.
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Addicts to opiates often avoid treatment because they are afraid of withdrawal. Though unpleasant, with proper management, withdrawal is rarely fatal and passes relatively quickly.