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More than 2,500 barbiturates have been synthesized. At the height of their popularity, about 50 were marketed for human use.
After 5 years of being diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis, one every three patients will no longer be able to work.
Walt Disney helped combat malaria by making an animated film in 1943 called The Winged Scourge. This short film starred the seven dwarfs and taught children that mosquitos transmit malaria, which is a very bad disease. It advocated the killing of mosquitos to stop the disease.
The human body's pharmacokinetics are quite varied. Our hair holds onto drugs longer than our urine, blood, or saliva. For example, alcohol can be detected in the hair for up to 90 days after it was consumed. The same is true for marijuana, cocaine, ecstasy, heroin, methamphetamine, and nicotine.
The calories found in one piece of cherry cheesecake could light a 60-watt light bulb for 1.5 hours.