The word drug comes from the Dutch word droog (meaning "dry"). For centuries, most drugs came from dried plants, hence the name.
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Patients who have been on total parenteral nutrition for more than a few days may need to have foods gradually reintroduced to give the digestive tract time to start working again.
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The horizontal fraction bar was introduced by the Arabs.
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Everyone has one nostril that is larger than the other.
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The top five reasons that children stay home from school are as follows: colds, stomach flu (gastroenteritis), ear infection (otitis media), pink eye (conjunctivitis), and sore throat.
The plesiadapiforms may have been primates, but they lacked certain features, such as a postorbital
Common Physical and Mental Health Problems of Different Cultural Groups