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The first oncogene was discovered in 1970 and was termed SRC (pronounced "SARK").
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Cocaine was isolated in 1860 and first used as a local anesthetic in 1884. Its first clinical use was by Sigmund Freud to wean a patient from morphine addiction. The fictional character Sherlock Holmes was supposed to be addicted to cocaine by injection.
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Patients who cannot swallow may receive nutrition via a parenteral route—usually, a catheter is inserted through the chest into a large vein going into the heart.
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After a vasectomy, it takes about 12 ejaculations to clear out sperm that were already beyond the blocked area.
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Russia has the highest death rate from cardiovascular disease followed by the Ukraine, Romania, Hungary, and Poland.