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The B-complex vitamins and vitamin C are not stored in the body and must be replaced each day.
The first oral chemotherapy drug for colon cancer was approved by FDA in 2001.
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.
By definition, when a medication is administered intravenously, its bioavailability is 100%.
Walt Disney helped combat malaria by making an animated film in 1943 called The Winged Scourge. This short film starred the seven dwarfs and taught children that mosquitos transmit malaria, which is a very bad disease. It advocated the killing of mosquitos to stop the disease.