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Opium has influenced much of the world's most popular literature. The following authors were all opium users, of varying degrees: Lewis Carroll, Charles, Dickens, Arthur Conan Doyle, and Oscar Wilde.
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Tobacco depletes the body of vitamins A, C, and E, which can result in any of the following: dry hair, dry skin, dry eyes, poor growth, night blindness, abscesses, insomnia, fatigue, reproductive system problems, sinusitis, pneumonia, frequent respiratory problems, skin disorders, weight loss, rickets, osteomalacia, nervousness, muscle spasms, leg cramps, extremity numbness, bone malformations, decayed teeth, difficulty in walking, irritability, restlessness, profuse sweating, increased uric acid (gout), joint damage, damaged red blood cells, destruction of nerves, infertility, miscarriage, and many types of cancer.
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Anesthesia awareness is a potentially disturbing adverse effect wherein patients who have been paralyzed with muscle relaxants may awaken. They may be aware of their surroundings but unable to communicate or move. Neurologic monitoring equipment that helps to more closely check the patient's anesthesia stages is now available to avoid the occurrence of anesthesia awareness.
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According to the FDA, adverse drug events harmed or killed approximately 1,200,000 people in the United States in the year 2015.
Elephant work camp in Thailand. Elephants are used for heavy forest work and in circus presentations
A day-flying Hummingbird Hawkmoth drinking nectar from a species of Dianthus
Top Six Hospital Outpatient and Inpatient CAM Therapies.
Thoracic cage. Avoid heavy pressure over the sternum and xiphoid process; caution over rib cage.
As with smoking, drinking alcohol during pregnancy exposes the fetus to potentially toxic substances
Elephant (Loxodonta africana) herd drinking at water hole. Etosha National Park, Namibia.