Throughout history, plants containing cardiac steroids have been used as heart drugs and as poisons (e.g., in arrows used in combat), emetics, and diuretics.
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Excessive alcohol use costs the country approximately $235 billion every year.
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The most common childhood diseases include croup, chickenpox, ear infections, flu, pneumonia, ringworm, respiratory syncytial virus, scabies, head lice, and asthma.
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Street names for barbiturates include reds, red devils, yellow jackets, blue heavens, Christmas trees, and rainbows. They are commonly referred to as downers.
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The first oncogene was discovered in 1970 and was termed SRC (pronounced "SARK").
A theoretical photosynthetic response curve.
The humoral and cellular immune response. At the left is the humoral (or B-cell mediated); at the ...