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Coca-Cola originally used coca leaves and caffeine from the African kola nut. It was advertised as a therapeutic agent and "pickerupper." Eventually, its formulation was changed, and the coca leaves were removed because of the effects of regulation on cocaine-related products.
Egg cells are about the size of a grain of sand. They are formed inside of a female's ovaries before she is even born.
The B-complex vitamins and vitamin C are not stored in the body and must be replaced each day.
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.
Blood in the urine can be a sign of a kidney stone, glomerulonephritis, or other kidney problems.