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The word drug comes from the Dutch word droog (meaning "dry"). For centuries, most drugs came from dried plants, hence the name.
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Many of the drugs used by neuroscientists are derived from toxic plants and venomous animals (such as snakes, spiders, snails, and puffer fish).
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More than 150,000 Americans killed by cardiovascular disease are younger than the age of 65 years.
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In the United States, an estimated 50 million unnecessary antibiotics are prescribed for viral respiratory infections.
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Autoimmune diseases occur when the immune system destroys its own healthy tissues. When this occurs, white blood cells cannot distinguish between pathogens and normal cells.