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To prove that stomach ulcers were caused by bacteria and not by stress, a researcher consumed an entire laboratory beaker full of bacterial culture. After this, he did indeed develop stomach ulcers, and won the Nobel Prize for his discovery.
When blood is exposed to air, it clots. Heparin allows the blood to come in direct contact with air without clotting.
More than 34,000 trademarked medication names and more than 10,000 generic medication names are in use in the United States.
About 3.2 billion people, nearly half the world population, are at risk for malaria. In 2015, there are about 214 million malaria cases and an estimated 438,000 malaria deaths.
The first documented use of surgical anesthesia in the United States was in Connecticut in 1844.