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The use of salicylates dates back 2,500 years to Hippocrates's recommendation of willow bark (from which a salicylate is derived) as an aid to the pains of childbirth. However, overdosage of salicylates can harm body fluids, electrolytes, the CNS, the GI tract, the ears, the lungs, the blood, the liver, and the kidneys and cause coma or death.
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Vaccines prevent between 2.5 and 4 million deaths every year.
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In 1864, the first barbiturate (barbituric acid) was synthesized.
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In the United States, an estimated 50 million unnecessary antibiotics are prescribed for viral respiratory infections.
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People with high total cholesterol have about two times the risk for heart disease as people with ideal levels.