Aspirin is the most widely used drug in the world. It has even been recognized as such by the Guinness Book of World Records.
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Patients should never assume they are being given the appropriate drugs. They should make sure they know which drugs are being prescribed, and always double-check that the drugs received match the prescription.
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Bacteria have flourished on the earth for over three billion years. They were the first life forms on the planet.
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It is believed that the Incas used anesthesia. Evidence supports the theory that shamans chewed cocoa leaves and drilled holes into the heads of patients (letting evil spirits escape), spitting into the wounds they made. The mixture of cocaine, saliva, and resin numbed the site enough to allow hours of drilling.
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Long-term mental and physical effects from substance abuse include: paranoia, psychosis, immune deficiencies, and organ damage.
True-color view of Mars seen through NASA's Hubble Space Telescope in 1999
