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In 1864, the first barbiturate (barbituric acid) was synthesized.
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Despite claims by manufacturers, the supplement known as Ginkgo biloba was shown in a study of more than 3,000 participants to be ineffective in reducing development of dementia and Alzheimer’s disease in older people.
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Vaccines prevent between 2.5 and 4 million deaths every year.
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In 2010, opiate painkllers, such as morphine, OxyContin®, and Vicodin®, were tied to almost 60% of drug overdose deaths.
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The word drug comes from the Dutch word droog (meaning "dry"). For centuries, most drugs came from dried plants, hence the name.
In 2008, the U.S. economy suffered a gaping wound as several trillion dollars were ripped out of it.
A passenger train crosses Stony Creek Bridge in the Rocky Mountains in 1878. Railroads were importan



