Cyanide works by making the human body unable to use oxygen.
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Drying your hands with a paper towel will reduce the bacterial count on your hands by 45–60%.
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Between 1999 and 2012, American adults with high total cholesterol decreased from 18.3% to 12.9%
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Ether was used widely for surgeries but became less popular because of its flammability and its tendency to cause vomiting. In England, it was quickly replaced by chloroform, but this agent caused many deaths and lost popularity.
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When intravenous medications are involved in adverse drug events, their harmful effects may occur more rapidly, and be more severe than errors with oral medications. This is due to the direct administration into the bloodstream.