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Illicit drug use costs the United States approximately $181 billion every year.
Asthma-like symptoms were first recorded about 3,500 years ago in Egypt. The first manuscript specifically written about asthma was in the year 1190, describing a condition characterized by sudden breathlessness. The treatments listed in this manuscript include chicken soup, herbs, and sexual abstinence.
In most cases, kidneys can recover from almost complete loss of function, such as in acute kidney (renal) failure.
One way to reduce acid reflux is to lose two or three pounds. Most people lose weight in the belly area first when they increase exercise, meaning that heartburn can be reduced quickly by this method.
The Romans did not use numerals to indicate fractions but instead used words to indicate parts of a whole.