The average person is easily confused by the terms pharmaceutics and pharmacology, thinking they are one and the same. Whereas pharmaceutics is the science of preparing and dispensing drugs (otherwise known as the science of pharmacy), pharmacology is the study of medications.
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In 2012, nearly 24 milliion Americans, aged 12 and older, had abused an illicit drug, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA).
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The eye muscles are the most active muscles in the whole body. The external muscles that move the eyes are the strongest muscles in the human body for the job they have to do. They are 100 times more powerful than they need to be.
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The tallest man ever known was Robert Wadlow, an American, who reached the height of 8 feet 11 inches. He died at age 26 years from an infection caused by the immense weight of his body (491 pounds) and the stress on his leg bones and muscles.
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Egg cells are about the size of a grain of sand. They are formed inside of a female's ovaries before she is even born.
Heart Anatomy Model
Exercise increases the heart rate.
Block Diagram of a High Concentrate Nitric Acid System for Dual-Stage Pressure Production of Nitric
Heart covering and layer of the heart.
Location of the heart in the mediastinum of the throrax
Penetrating Trauma to the Heart (Nail) as Seen on Lateral Chest X-Ray