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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More than 4.4billion prescriptions were dispensed within the United States in 2016.
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Colchicine is a highly poisonous alkaloid originally extracted from a type of saffron plant that is used mainly to treat gout.
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About 100 new prescription or over-the-counter drugs come into the U.S. market every year.
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Women are two-thirds more likely than men to develop irritable bowel syndrome. This may be attributable to hormonal changes related to their menstrual cycles.
Cardiac cycle
Goblet Cells
Desmosomes and gap junctions, as shown in heart muscle.
Shaking. A form of coarse vibration to a muscle or muscle group.
Skeletal muscle
The extracellular matrix is nonliving material secreted by the cells