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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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In most cases, kidneys can recover from almost complete loss of function, such as in acute kidney (renal) failure.
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Stroke kills people from all ethnic backgrounds, but the people at highest risk for fatal strokes are: black men, black women, Asian men, white men, and white women.
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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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About 3% of all pregnant women will give birth to twins, which is an increase in rate of nearly 60% since the early 1980s.