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.
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Approximately 500,000 babies are born each year in the United States to teenage mothers.
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Excessive alcohol use costs the country approximately $235 billion every year.
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Thyroid conditions may make getting pregnant impossible.
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About 3% of all pregnant women will give birth to twins, which is an increase in rate of nearly 60% since the early 1980s.
Tropical deciduous forest in Bandhavgarh National Park, India
Performing a Glycosylated Hemoglobin A1C Test Using a Bayer DCA Vantage Analyzer