The word drug comes from the Dutch word droog (meaning "dry"). For centuries, most drugs came from dried plants, hence the name.
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In ancient Rome, many of the richer people in the population had lead-induced gout. The reason for this is unclear. Lead poisoning has also been linked to madness.
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The first oral chemotherapy drug for colon cancer was approved by FDA in 2001.
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Cucumber slices relieve headaches by tightening blood vessels, reducing blood flow to the area, and relieving pressure.
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Illicit drug use costs the United States approximately $181 billion every year.
Bayliss and Starling discovered the mechanism by which the small intestine and pancreas work togethe
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Villi in the small intestine
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Bacterial small noncoding RNAs regulate gene expression