Historic treatments for rheumatoid arthritis have included gold salts, acupuncture, a diet consisting of apples or rhubarb, nutmeg, nettles, bee venom, bracelets made of copper, prayer, rest, tooth extractions, fasting, honey, vitamins, insulin, snow collected on Christmas, magnets, and electric convulsion therapy.
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Earwax has antimicrobial properties that reduce the viability of bacteria and fungus in the human ear.
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There are 60,000 miles of blood vessels in every adult human.
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In most cases, kidneys can recover from almost complete loss of function, such as in acute kidney (renal) failure.
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In 1864, the first barbiturate (barbituric acid) was synthesized.
