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When Gabriel Fahrenheit invented the first mercury thermometer, he called "zero degrees" the lowest temperature he was able to attain with a mixture of ice and salt. For the upper point of his scale, he used 96°, which he measured as normal human body temperature (we know it to be 98.6° today because of more accurate thermometers).
The cure for trichomoniasis is easy as long as the patient does not drink alcoholic beverages for 24 hours. Just a single dose of medication is needed to rid the body of the disease. However, without proper precautions, an individual may contract the disease repeatedly. In fact, most people develop trichomoniasis again within three months of their last treatment.
The first oncogene was discovered in 1970 and was termed SRC (pronounced "SARK").
Between 1999 and 2012, American adults with high total cholesterol decreased from 18.3% to 12.9%
When blood is exposed to air, it clots. Heparin allows the blood to come in direct contact with air without clotting.