The oldest recorded age was 122. Madame Jeanne Calment was born in France in 1875 and died in 1997. She was a vegetarian and loved olive oil, port wine, and chocolate.
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Patients who cannot swallow may receive nutrition via a parenteral route—usually, a catheter is inserted through the chest into a large vein going into the heart.
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Before a vaccine is licensed in the USA, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reviews it for safety and effectiveness. The CDC then reviews all studies again, as well as the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Academy of Family Physicians. Every lot of vaccine is tested before administration to the public, and the FDA regularly inspects vaccine manufacturers' facilities.
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The newest statin drug, rosuvastatin, has been called a superstatin because it appears to reduce LDL cholesterol to a greater degree than the other approved statin drugs.
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Medication errors are more common among seriously ill patients than with those with minor conditions.
A plaque is a clear area in which all bacteria have been lysed by phages
The major language areas of the left hemisphere of the brain.
In 1879 an army officer founded the Carlisle School in Pennsylvania to “civilize” young Indians. The
A series of two PET scans. A scan was done when the volunteer’s eyes were either open (left) or ...
Four areas of secondary motor cortex—the supplementary motor area, the premotor cortex, and two ...