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More than 2,500 barbiturates have been synthesized. At the height of their popularity, about 50 were marketed for human use.
In the United States, there is a birth every 8 seconds, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Population Clock.
Though “Krazy Glue” or “Super Glue” has the ability to seal small wounds, it is not recommended for this purpose since it contains many substances that should not enter the body through the skin, and may be harmful.
Warfarin was developed as a consequence of the study of a strange bleeding disorder that suddenly occurred in cattle on the northern prairies of the United States in the early 1900s.
Colchicine is a highly poisonous alkaloid originally extracted from a type of saffron plant that is used mainly to treat gout.