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For about 100 years, scientists thought that peptic ulcers were caused by stress, spicy food, and alcohol. Later, researchers added stomach acid to the list of causes and began treating ulcers with antacids. Now it is known that peptic ulcers are predominantly caused by Helicobacter pylori, a spiral-shaped bacterium that normally exist in the stomach.
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Bacteria have been found alive in a lake buried one half mile under ice in Antarctica.
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Approximately 25% of all reported medication errors result from some kind of name confusion.
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Women are 50% to 75% more likely than men to experience an adverse drug reaction.
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In 1844, Charles Goodyear obtained the first patent for a rubber condom.