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<rb>id</rb><rt>~0</rt></ruby>="<ruby><rb>wm</rb><rt>F00</rt></ruby>-ipp-ins<ruby><rb>id</rb><rt>~0</rt></ruby>e">
<rb>le</rb><rt>Q0D0</rt></ruby>="<ruby><rb>po</rb><rt>d0v0[0</rt></ruby>siti<ruby><rb>on</rb><rt>0</rt></ruby><ruby><rb>:r</rb><rt>X0D0</rt></ruby>elat<ruby><rb>iv</rb><rt>K0c0_0D0</rt></ruby>e;display:flex;f<ruby><rb>le</rb><rt>Q0D0</rt></ruby>x-flow<ruby><rb>:r</rb><rt>X0D0</rt></ruby>ow nowrap;justify-content:space-between;">
<rb>id</rb><rt>~0</rt></ruby>="<ruby><rb>wm</rb><rt>F00</rt></ruby>-logo" sty<ruby><rb>le</rb><rt>Q0D0</rt></ruby>="/*width:110px;*/padding-top:12px;"> <ruby><rb><rt>~0M0</rt></ruby> href="/<ruby><rb>we</rb><rt>X0M0</rt></ruby>b/" title="Wayba<ruby><rb>ck</rb><rt>[0D0</rt></ruby> Machine home page"><rb>mg</rb><rt>O0D0</rt></ruby> src="https://<ruby><rb>we</rb><rt>X0M0</rt></ruby>b-static.archive.org/_static/images/toolbar/wayback-toolbar-logo-200.png" srcset="https://<ruby><rb>we</rb><rt>X0M0</rt></ruby>b-static.archive.org/_static/images/toolbar/wayback-toolbar-logo-100.png, https://<ruby><rb>we</rb><rt>X0M0</rt></ruby>b-static.archive.org/_static/images/toolbar/wayback-toolbar-logo-150.png 1.5x, https://web-static.<ruby><rb>ar</rb><rt>J0Y0</rt></ruby>chive.org/_static/<ruby><rb>im</rb><rt>r00W0</rt></ruby><ruby><rb>ag</rb><rt>X00F0</rt></ruby>es/toolb<ruby><rb>ar</rb><rt>J0Y0</rt></ruby>/wayback-toolbar-logo-200.png <ruby><rb>2x</rb><rt>{0F0</rt></ruby>" alt="Wayback Machine" style="w<ruby><rb>id</rb><rt>~0</rt></ruby>th:100px" border="0" />
<ruby><rb><rt>r00</rt></ruby>orm class="u" style="display:f<ruby><rb>le</rb><rt>Q0D0</rt></ruby>x;flex-d<ruby><rb>ir</rb><rt>v0d0</rt></ruby>ecti<ruby><rb>on</rb><rt>0</rt></ruby><ruby><rb>:r</rb><rt>X0D0</rt></ruby>ow;f<ruby><rb>le</rb><rt>Q0D0</rt></ruby>x-wrap<ruby><rb>:n</rb><rt>s00F0</rt></ruby>owrap;" target="_top" method="get" action="/web/submit" <ruby><rb>na</rb><rt>J000p0K0</rt></ruby>me="<ruby><rb>wm</rb><rt>F00</rt></ruby>tb" <ruby><rb>id</rb><rt>~0</rt></ruby>="<ruby><rb>wm</rb><rt>F00</rt></ruby>tb"><rb>"t</rb><rt>0L0O0</rt></ruby>ext"<ruby><rb> n</rb><rt>0^0</rt></ruby>ame=<ruby><rb>"u</rb><rt>U00</rt></ruby>rl" <ruby><rb>id</rb><rt>~0</rt></ruby>="<ruby><rb>wm</rb><rt>F00</rt></ruby>tbURL"<ruby><rb> v</rb><rt>0[0</rt></ruby>alue="http://www.emedicinehealth.com/artic<ruby><rb>le</rb><rt>Q0D0</rt></ruby>s/8733-2.asp" <ruby><rb>on</rb><rt>0</rt></ruby><ruby><rb>fo</rb><rt>k00_0Z00</rt></ruby>cus=<ruby><rb>"t</rb><rt>0L0O0</rt></ruby>his.<ruby><rb>fo</rb><rt>k00_0Z00</rt></ruby>cus();this.select();" style="f<ruby><rb>le</rb><rt>Q0D0</rt></ruby>x:1;"/><rb>na</rb><rt>J000p0K0</rt></ruby>me="type" <ruby><rb>va</rb><rt>Q0D0</rt></ruby>lue="replay" /><rb>na</rb><rt>J000p0K0</rt></ruby>me="date" <ruby><rb>va</rb><rt>Q0D0</rt></ruby>lue="20060114113604" /><rb>va</rb><rt>Q0D0</rt></ruby>lue="Go" />
<rb>le</rb><rt>Q0D0</rt></ruby>="display:flex;flex-flow<ruby><rb>:r</rb><rt>X0D0</rt></ruby>ow nowrap;align-items:flex-end;">
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<rb>le</rb><rt>Q0D0</rt></ruby>="<ruby><rb>Ti</rb><rt>O0U0s0</rt></ruby>mespan for captures <ruby><rb>of</rb><rt>Q0D0</rt></ruby> this URL">22 Apr 2004 - 23 Mar 2022
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<rb>id</rb><rt>~0</rt></ruby>="<ruby><rb>wm</rb><rt>F00</rt></ruby>-ipp-spa<ruby><rb>rk</rb><rt>h0W0</rt></ruby>line" title="E<ruby><rb>xp</rb><rt>0D0h0</rt></ruby>lore captures <ruby><rb>fo</rb><rt>k00_0Z00</rt></ruby>r this URL" style="position: relative"> <rb>va</rb><rt>Q0D0</rt></ruby>s <ruby><rb>id</rb><rt>~0</rt></ruby>="<ruby><rb>wm</rb><rt>F00</rt></ruby>-spa<ruby><rb>rk</rb><rt>h0W0</rt></ruby>line-can<ruby><rb>va</rb><rt>Q0D0</rt></ruby>s"<ruby><rb> w</rb><rt>m000</rt></ruby><ruby><rb>id</rb><rt>~0</rt></ruby>th="725" hei<ruby><rb>gh</rb><rt>r0n0M0</rt></ruby>t="27" border="0">
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<rb> n</rb><rt>0^0</rt></ruby>owrap="nowrap">Previous capture<rb> w</rb><rt>m000</rt></ruby><ruby><rb>id</rb><rt>~0</rt></ruby>th="14" height="16" border="0" /> <rb>le</rb><rt>Q0D0</rt></ruby>="width:34px;f<ruby><rb>on</rb><rt>0</rt></ruby>t-size:22px;white-space:nowrap;" tit<ruby><rb>le</rb><rt>Q0D0</rt></ruby>="You <ruby><rb>ar</rb><rt>J0Y0</rt></ruby>e here: 11:36:04 Jan 14, 2006">14 <rb> n</rb><rt>0^0</rt></ruby>owrap="nowrap">Next capture<rb> w</rb><rt>m000</rt></ruby><ruby><rb>id</rb><rt>~0</rt></ruby>th="14" height="16" border="0" />
<rb> n</rb><rt>0^0</rt></ruby>owrap="nowrap"><rb>on</rb><rt>0</rt></ruby>g>2004 2006 <rb>no</rb><rt>W0J0</rt></ruby>wrap="<ruby><rb>no</rb><rt>W0J0</rt></ruby>wrap"><rb>le</rb><rt>Q0D0</rt></ruby>="22 Feb 2007">2007
success
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<rb>le</rb><rt>Q0D0</rt></ruby>="padding-right:2px;text-align<ruby><rb>:r</rb><rt>X0D0</rt></ruby>ight;whi<ruby><rb>te</rb><rt>[0D0</rt></ruby>-space<ruby><rb>:n</rb><rt>s00F0</rt></ruby>owrap;"> <rb>id</rb><rt>~0</rt></ruby>="<ruby><rb>wm</rb><rt>F00</rt></ruby>-expand" class="<ruby><rb>wm</rb><rt>F00</rt></ruby>-btn<ruby><rb> w</rb><rt>m000</rt></ruby>m-closed" href="#expand"<ruby><rb> o</rb><rt>p0O0</rt></ruby><ruby><rb>nc</rb><rt>Y0H0</rt></ruby>lick="__wm.ex(event);return false;"><rb>id</rb><rt>~0</rt></ruby>="<ruby><rb>wm</rb><rt>F00</rt></ruby>-expand-<ruby><rb>ic</rb><rt>0X0</rt></ruby><ruby><rb>on</rb><rt>0</rt></ruby>" class="iconochive-<ruby><rb>do</rb><rt>X000</rt></ruby>wn-solid"> About this capture<<ruby><rb>/s</rb><rt>~00</rt></ruby>pan> <rb>iv</rb><rt>K0c0_0D0</rt></ruby>>
<rb>iv</rb><rt>K0c0_0D0</rt></ruby>>
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<rb>id</rb><rt>~0</rt></ruby>="<ruby><rb>wm</rb><rt>F00</rt></ruby>-capinfo-notice" source="api">
<rb>id</rb><rt>~0</rt></ruby>="<ruby><rb>wm</rb><rt>F00</rt></ruby>-capinfo-col<ruby><rb>le</rb><rt>Q0D0</rt></ruby>cted-by">
<rb>le</rb><rt>Q0D0</rt></ruby>="back<ruby><rb>gr</rb><rt>~0M0</rt></ruby>ound-color:#666;color:#f<ruby><rb>ff</rb><rt>0]0</rt></ruby>;font-<ruby><rb>we</rb><rt>X0M0</rt></ruby>ight:bold;text-align<ruby><rb>:c</rb><rt>f0D0</rt></ruby>enter">COLLECTED BY<rb>iv</rb><rt>K0c0_0D0</rt></ruby>>
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<rb>iv</rb><rt>K0c0_0D0</rt></ruby>> <ruby><rb> S</rb><rt>_0O00</rt></ruby>tarting in 1996, Alexa Internet has been donating their crawl data to the Internet Archive. Flowing in every day, these data <ruby><rb>ar</rb><rt>J0Y0</rt></ruby>e added to the Wayback Machine after an embargo <ruby><rb>pe</rb><rt>Y0F0</rt></ruby>riod. <rb>iv</rb><rt>K0c0_0D0</rt></ruby>> <rb>iv</rb><rt>K0c0_0D0</rt></ruby>>
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Collection: <ruby><rb><rt>~0M0</rt></ruby> sty<ruby><rb>le</rb><rt>Q0D0</rt></ruby>="color:#33f;" href="https://archive.org/det<ruby><rb>ai</rb><rt>k00</rt></ruby>ls/a<ruby><rb>le</rb><rt>Q0D0</rt></ruby>xa_eg" target="_new">Alexa Crawl EG<rb>iv</rb><rt>K0c0_0D0</rt></ruby>>
<rb>le</rb><rt>Q0D0</rt></ruby>="max-height:75px;overflow:hidden;<ruby><rb>po</rb><rt>d0v0[0</rt></ruby>siti<ruby><rb>on</rb><rt>0</rt></ruby><ruby><rb>:r</rb><rt>X0D0</rt></ruby>elat<ruby><rb>iv</rb><rt>K0c0_0D0</rt></ruby>e;">
<rb>le</rb><rt>Q0D0</rt></ruby>="<ruby><rb>po</rb><rt>d0v0[0</rt></ruby>siti<ruby><rb>on</rb><rt>0</rt></ruby>:absolute;top:0;<ruby><rb>le</rb><rt>Q0D0</rt></ruby>ft:0;width:100%;height:75px;ba<ruby><rb>ck</rb><rt>[0D0</rt></ruby><ruby><rb>gr</rb><rt>~0M0</rt></ruby>ound:linear-<ruby><rb>gr</rb><rt>~0M0</rt></ruby>adient(to bottom,rgba(255,255,255,0) 0%,rgba(255,255,255,0) 90%,rgba(255,255,255,255) 100%);">
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<rb>iv</rb><rt>K0c0_0D0</rt></ruby>>
<rb>id</rb><rt>~0</rt></ruby>="<ruby><rb>wm</rb><rt>F00</rt></ruby>-capinfo-timestamps">
<rb>le</rb><rt>Q0D0</rt></ruby>="back<ruby><rb>gr</rb><rt>~0M0</rt></ruby>ound-color:#666;color:#f<ruby><rb>ff</rb><rt>0]0</rt></ruby>;font-<ruby><rb>we</rb><rt>X0M0</rt></ruby>ight:bold;text-align<ruby><rb>:c</rb><rt>f0D0</rt></ruby>enter" tit<ruby><rb>le</rb><rt>Q0D0</rt></ruby>="<ruby><rb>Ti</rb><rt>O0U0s0</rt></ruby>mestamps for the e<ruby><rb>le</rb><rt>Q0D0</rt></ruby>ments <ruby><rb>of</rb><rt>Q0D0</rt></ruby> this page">TIMESTAMPS
<rb>id</rb><rt>~0</rt></ruby>="<ruby><rb>wm</rb><rt>F00</rt></ruby>-capresources" sty<ruby><rb>le</rb><rt>Q0D0</rt></ruby>="margin:0 5px 5px 5px<ruby><rb>;m</rb><rt>K0d0</rt></ruby>ax-height:250px;overflow-y:scroll !important">
<rb>id</rb><rt>~0</rt></ruby>="<ruby><rb>wm</rb><rt>F00</rt></ruby>-capresources-loading" sty<ruby><rb>le</rb><rt>Q0D0</rt></ruby>="<ruby><rb>te</rb><rt>[0D0</rt></ruby>xt-align:left;margin:0 20px 5px 5px;display:<ruby><rb>no</rb><rt>W0J0</rt></ruby>ne">loading
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