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Urine turns bright yellow if larger than normal amounts of certain substances are consumed; one of these substances is asparagus.
About 100 new prescription or over-the-counter drugs come into the U.S. market every year.
The Romans did not use numerals to indicate fractions but instead used words to indicate parts of a whole.
Side effects from substance abuse include nausea, dehydration, reduced productivitiy, and dependence. Though these effects usually worsen over time, the constant need for the substance often overcomes rational thinking.
Bisphosphonates were first developed in the nineteenth century. They were first investigated for use in disorders of bone metabolism in the 1960s. They are now used clinically for the treatment of osteoporosis, Paget's disease, bone metastasis, multiple myeloma, and other conditions that feature bone fragility.