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Coca-Cola originally used coca leaves and caffeine from the African kola nut. It was advertised as a therapeutic agent and "pickerupper." Eventually, its formulation was changed, and the coca leaves were removed because of the effects of regulation on cocaine-related products.
In the ancient and medieval periods, dysentery killed about ? of all babies before they reach 12 months of age. The disease was transferred through contaminated drinking water, because there was no way to adequately dispose of sewage, which contaminated the water.
There are over 65,000 known species of protozoa. About 10,000 species are parasitic.
The first oral chemotherapy drug for colon cancer was approved by FDA in 2001.
On average, someone in the United States has a stroke about every 40 seconds. This is about 795,000 people per year.