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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Throughout history, plants containing cardiac steroids have been used as heart drugs and as poisons (e.g., in arrows used in combat), emetics, and diuretics.
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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.
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This year, an estimated 1.4 million Americans will have a new or recurrent heart attack.
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According to the FDA, adverse drug events harmed or killed approximately 1,200,000 people in the United States in the year 2015.