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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If you could remove all of your skin, it would weigh up to 5 pounds.
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Asthma cases in Americans are about 75% higher today than they were in 1980.
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In Eastern Europe and Russia, interferon is administered intranasally in varied doses for the common cold and influenza. It is claimed that this treatment can lower the risk of infection by as much as 60–70%.
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After 5 years of being diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis, one every three patients will no longer be able to work.
Emiliania huxleyi cells in an electro-microscopic picture.