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In 1885, the Lloyd Manufacturing Company of Albany, New York, promoted and sold "Cocaine Toothache Drops" at 15 cents per bottle! In 1914, the Harrison Narcotic Act brought the sale and distribution of this drug under federal control.
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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.
Cushing’s syndrome. A photograph of a woman with the characteristic facial features of Cushing’s syn
Malignant melanoma. This photograph demonstrates the highly characteristic color of this tumor.
Leukemia. A blood smear from a patient suffering from leukemia demonstrates the abundance of enlarge
Assessment of characteristic odors
A graphic depiction of predisposing alleles characteristic of a threshold trait within a population,
Chromatin states, gene content, and characteristic histone modifications