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Cocaine was isolated in 1860 and first used as a local anesthetic in 1884. Its first clinical use was by Sigmund Freud to wean a patient from morphine addiction. The fictional character Sherlock Holmes was supposed to be addicted to cocaine by injection.
Aspirin is the most widely used drug in the world. It has even been recognized as such by the Guinness Book of World Records.
Blastomycosis is often misdiagnosed, resulting in tragic outcomes. It is caused by a fungus living in moist soil, in wooded areas of the United States and Canada. If inhaled, the fungus can cause mild breathing problems that may worsen and cause serious illness and even death.
About 100 new prescription or over-the-counter drugs come into the U.S. market every year.
In the United States, there is a birth every 8 seconds, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Population Clock.