Nitroglycerin is used to alleviate various heart-related conditions, and it is also the chief component of dynamite (but mixed in a solid clay base to stabilize it).
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In 2010, opiate painkllers, such as morphine, OxyContin®, and Vicodin®, were tied to almost 60% of drug overdose deaths.
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There are more sensory neurons in the tongue than in any other part of the body.
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Eat fiber! A diet high in fiber can help lower cholesterol levels by as much as 10%.
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The first documented use of surgical anesthesia in the United States was in Connecticut in 1844.
Pacific Black Duck (Anas superciliosa)
How to solve rate problems leading to fractional equations (Question 2)