Atropine was named after the Greek goddess Atropos, the oldest and ugliest of the three sisters known as the Fates, who controlled the destiny of men.
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More than 150,000 Americans killed by cardiovascular disease are younger than the age of 65 years.
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About 100 new prescription or over-the-counter drugs come into the U.S. market every year.
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The training of an anesthesiologist typically requires four years of college, 4 years of medical school, 1 year of internship, and 3 years of residency.
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Drying your hands with a paper towel will reduce the bacterial count on your hands by 45–60%.
Reconstruction of a Carboniferous (Coal Age) forest.
Selected Minerals for Treating Nutritional and Electrolyte Disorders
Oxidation of Fe-bearing minerals gives rocks, soils rusty color.
A sod house in North Dakota, 1896. Individual “bricks” of sod were hewn from the ground and stacked