In 1864, the first barbiturate (barbituric acid) was synthesized.
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People about to have surgery must tell their health care providers about all supplements they take.
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Fungal nail infections account for up to 30% of all skin infections. They affect 5% of the general population—mostly people over the age of 70.
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The first war in which wide-scale use of anesthetics occurred was the Civil War, and 80% of all wounds were in the extremities.
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Approximately one in three babies in the United States is now delivered by cesarean section. The number of cesarean sections in the United States has risen 46% since 1996.
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Female scorpion Compsobuthus werneri carrying its young (white)
Applying a surgical type of mask
During World War I, advancing armies unloosed ferocious artillery barrages to destroy deeply entrenc
Structure of a complex of a type II DNA methylase with DNA