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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 the United States, an estimated 50 million unnecessary antibiotics are prescribed for viral respiratory infections.
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Multiple sclerosis is a condition wherein the body's nervous system is weakened by an autoimmune reaction that attacks the myelin sheaths of neurons.
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Pink eye is a term that refers to conjunctivitis, which is inflammation of the thin, clear membrane (conjunctiva) over the white part of the eye (sclera). It may be triggered by a virus, bacteria, or foreign body in the eye. Antibiotic eye drops alleviate bacterial conjunctivitis, and antihistamine allergy pills or eye drops help control allergic conjunctivitis symptoms.
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To prove that stomach ulcers were caused by bacteria and not by stress, a researcher consumed an entire laboratory beaker full of bacterial culture. After this, he did indeed develop stomach ulcers, and won the Nobel Prize for his discovery.
Comparison of small subunit rRNA gene sequences from three eukaryotes and three bacterial species
Bluehead wrasse males with yellow females of the species. If the blueheaded male is removed from a t
new species of nudibranch (also known as a sea slug)
Many human diseases are caused by mutations in single genes
The Human Eye and its Structures
Human mtDNA molecule, showing the locations of HVS I and II regions relative to other mtDNA genes