Colchicine is a highly poisonous alkaloid originally extracted from a type of saffron plant that is used mainly to treat gout.
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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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Women are 50% to 75% more likely than men to experience an adverse drug reaction.
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For high blood pressure (hypertension), a new class of drug, called a vasopeptidase blocker (inhibitor), has been developed. It decreases blood pressure by simultaneously dilating the peripheral arteries and increasing the body's loss of salt.
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In most cases, kidneys can recover from almost complete loss of function, such as in acute kidney (renal) failure.
Variation in climatic conditions result in geographic variation in the distribution of biome types a