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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The term pharmacology is derived from the Greek words pharmakon("claim, medicine, poison, or remedy") and logos ("study").
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In 1835 it was discovered that a disease of silkworms known as muscardine could be transferred from one silkworm to another, and was caused by a fungus.
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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.
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Human kidneys will clean about 1 million gallons of blood in an average lifetime.
Confucius (551–479 B.C.E.)
The legacy of Confucian thought continued for centuries in the form of civil service examinations ...
Flexible exchange rates are supposed to prevent long-term trade deficits.