In 1885, the Lloyd Manufacturing Company of Albany, New York, promoted and sold "Cocaine Toothache Drops" at 15 cents per bottle! In 1914, the Harrison Narcotic Act brought the sale and distribution of this drug under federal control.
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Earwax has antimicrobial properties that reduce the viability of bacteria and fungus in the human ear.
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The shortest mature adult human of whom there is independent evidence was Gul Mohammed in India. In 1990, he was measured in New Delhi and stood 22.5 inches tall.
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The first oral chemotherapy drug for colon cancer was approved by FDA in 2001.
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In the United States, an estimated 50 million unnecessary antibiotics are prescribed for viral respiratory infections.
Gallery of Xylosandrus crassiusculus split open, with pupae and black fungus