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Cocaine was isolated in 1860 and first used as a local anesthetic in 1884. Its first clinical use was by Sigmund Freud to wean a patient from morphine addiction. The fictional character Sherlock Holmes was supposed to be addicted to cocaine by injection.
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Alzheimer's disease affects only about 10% of people older than 65 years of age. Most forms of decreased mental function and dementia are caused by disuse (letting the mind get lazy).
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More than 34,000 trademarked medication names and more than 10,000 generic medication names are in use in the United States.
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Pubic lice (crabs) are usually spread through sexual contact. You cannot catch them by using a public toilet.
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On average, the stomach produces 2 L of hydrochloric acid per day.