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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Street names for barbiturates include reds, red devils, yellow jackets, blue heavens, Christmas trees, and rainbows. They are commonly referred to as downers.
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Eat fiber! A diet high in fiber can help lower cholesterol levels by as much as 10%.
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About 600,000 particles of skin are shed every hour by each human. If you live to age 70 years, you have shed 105 pounds of dead skin.
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By definition, when a medication is administered intravenously, its bioavailability is 100%.
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The Z lens, which was developed by Zaidel to study functional asymmetry in split-brain patients. It ...
Human civilization developed during the most recent interglacial stage
The developed countries must reduce the level of greenhouse gas emissions