Barbituric acid, the base material of barbiturates, was first synthesized in 1863 by Adolph von Bayer. His company later went on to synthesize aspirin for the first time, and Bayer aspirin is still a popular brand today.
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If you could remove all of your skin, it would weigh up to 5 pounds.
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Medication errors are three times higher among children and infants than with adults.
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The types of cancer that alpha interferons are used to treat include hairy cell leukemia, melanoma, follicular non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, and AIDS-related Kaposi's sarcoma.
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In 1864, the first barbiturate (barbituric acid) was synthesized.
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The Head Start program was designed to increase the school readiness of low-income children.
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