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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Alcohol acts as a diuretic. Eight ounces of water is needed to metabolize just 1 ounce of alcohol.
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Your heart beats over 36 million times a year.
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The first oncogene was discovered in 1970 and was termed SRC (pronounced "SARK").
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The U.S. Pharmacopeia Medication Errors Reporting Program states that approximately 50% of all medication errors involve insulin.
Activity versus specific activity
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Performing Venipuncture Using the Vacutainer Method
Responses Produced by Activation of Specific Opioid Receptors
Number of Mutations Associated with Specific Forms of Cancer