Colchicine is a highly poisonous alkaloid originally extracted from a type of saffron plant that is used mainly to treat gout.
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Approximately 500,000 babies are born each year in the United States to teenage mothers.
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Thyroid conditions cause a higher risk of fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome.
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Elderly adults are at greatest risk of stroke and myocardial infarction and have the most to gain from prophylaxis. Patients ages 60 to 80 years with blood pressures above 160/90 mm Hg should benefit from antihypertensive treatment.
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Adults are resistant to the bacterium that causes Botulism. These bacteria thrive in honey – therefore, honey should never be given to infants since their immune systems are not yet resistant.
Administration of abdominal thrusts (the Heimlich maneuver) to (A) a conscious victim and (B) an unc
Chain of Transmission of Microorganisms from Host to Victim
Breaking the Chain of Transmission of Microorganisms from Host to Victim