Barbituric acid, the base material of barbiturates, was first synthesized in 1863 by Adolph von Bayer. His company later went on to synthesize aspirin for the first time, and Bayer aspirin is still a popular brand today.
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Prostaglandins were first isolated from human semen in Sweden in the 1930s. They were so named because the researcher thought that they came from the prostate gland. In fact, prostaglandins exist and are synthesized in almost every cell of the body.
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Thyroid conditions cause a higher risk of fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome.
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Children of people with alcoholism are more inclined to drink alcohol or use hard drugs. In fact, they are 400 times more likely to use hard drugs than those who do not have a family history of alcohol addiction.
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Excessive alcohol use costs the country approximately $235 billion every year.
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Secondary intravenous lines: (a) a tandem intravenous alignment
VIEW OF A MONK'S CELL IN THE MONASTERY OF SAN MARCO, FLORENCE
