|
|
Coca-Cola originally used coca leaves and caffeine from the African kola nut. It was advertised as a therapeutic agent and "pickerupper." Eventually, its formulation was changed, and the coca leaves were removed because of the effects of regulation on cocaine-related products.
More than 34,000 trademarked medication names and more than 10,000 generic medication names are in use in the United States.
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.
There are 20 feet of blood vessels in each square inch of human skin.
Intradermal injections are somewhat difficult to correctly administer because the skin layers are so thin that it is easy to accidentally punch through to the deeper subcutaneous layer.
![When the United States gets stuck over a controversial issue—usually something a divided Congress ca](https://biology-forums.com/gallery/47/medium_262797_12_08_15_1_37_16_22180672.png)
![Three days after the Boston Marathon explosion, the FBI released this photograph that had been taken](https://biology-forums.com/gallery/47/medium_27_24_08_15_1_42_56_22412771.jpeg)