Colchicine is a highly poisonous alkaloid originally extracted from a type of saffron plant that is used mainly to treat gout.
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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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It is believed that humans initially contracted crabs from gorillas about 3 million years ago from either sleeping in gorilla nests or eating the apes.
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In the United States, an estimated 50 million unnecessary antibiotics are prescribed for viral respiratory infections.
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Calcitonin is a naturally occurring hormone. In women who are at least 5 years beyond menopause, it slows bone loss and increases spinal bone density.
GI series. (a) Upper GI series begins with a barium swallow, barium shake, or barium meal. (b) Lower
When a Tornado Strikes: Social Organization Following a Natural Disaster
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PEPCK isozymes provide alternative routes to PEP and cytoplasmic reducing equivalents
Programs such as Meals on Wheels provide hot meals to elderly adults who cannot leave their homes