The longest a person has survived after a heart transplant is 24 years.
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Atropine was named after the Greek goddess Atropos, the oldest and ugliest of the three sisters known as the Fates, who controlled the destiny of men.
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Most childhood vaccines are 90–99% effective in preventing disease. Side effects are rarely serious.
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Studies show that systolic blood pressure can be significantly lowered by taking statins. In fact, the higher the patient's baseline blood pressure, the greater the effect of statins on his or her blood pressure.
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The horizontal fraction bar was introduced by the Arabs.
African bush (savanna) elephant in Etosha National Park, Namibia.