It is believed that the Incas used anesthesia. Evidence supports the theory that shamans chewed cocoa leaves and drilled holes into the heads of patients (letting evil spirits escape), spitting into the wounds they made. The mixture of cocaine, saliva, and resin numbed the site enough to allow hours of drilling.
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The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends that all women age 65 years of age or older should be screened with bone densitometry.
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If you could remove all of your skin, it would weigh up to 5 pounds.
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In the United States, congenital cytomegalovirus causes one child to become disabled almost every hour. CMV is the leading preventable viral cause of development disability in newborns. These disabilities include hearing or vision loss, and cerebral palsy.
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Between 1999 and 2012, American adults with high total cholesterol decreased from 18.3% to 12.9%
Calvin Cycle
The Hydrologic Cycle
Glycerolipid/free fatty acid cycle and glyceroneogenesis
