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.
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On average, someone in the United States has a stroke about every 40 seconds. This is about 795,000 people per year.
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Many supplement containers do not even contain what their labels say. There are many documented reports of products containing much less, or more, that what is listed on their labels. They may also contain undisclosed prescription drugs and even contaminants.
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In 1835 it was discovered that a disease of silkworms known as muscardine could be transferred from one silkworm to another, and was caused by a fungus.
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Between 1999 and 2012, American adults with high total cholesterol decreased from 18.3% to 12.9%
Neanderthal Expressive Culture: “Face” in Worked Flint
