Chronic marijuana use can damage the white blood cells and reduce the immune system's ability to respond to disease by as much as 40%. Without a strong immune system, the body is vulnerable to all kinds of degenerative and infectious diseases.
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In 2010, opiate painkllers, such as morphine, OxyContin®, and Vicodin®, were tied to almost 60% of drug overdose deaths.
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The average adult has about 21 square feet of skin.
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The term pharmacology is derived from the Greek words pharmakon("claim, medicine, poison, or remedy") and logos ("study").
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The average office desk has 400 times more bacteria on it than a toilet.
A microsatellite locus can show linkage to a disease gene
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Example of a genetic pedigree of the autosomal dominant disease Marfan syndrome