In 2010, opiate painkllers, such as morphine, OxyContin®, and Vicodin®, were tied to almost 60% of drug overdose deaths.
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The lipid bilayer is made of phospholipids. They are arranged in a double layer because one of their ends is attracted to water while the other is repelled by water.
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Medications that are definitely not safe to take when breastfeeding include radioactive drugs, antimetabolites, some cancer (chemotherapy) agents, bromocriptine, ergotamine, methotrexate, and cyclosporine.
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The B-complex vitamins and vitamin C are not stored in the body and must be replaced each day.
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Aspirin is the most widely used drug in the world. It has even been recognized as such by the Guinness Book of World Records.
Tibetan wolf in Tennoji Zoo, Osaka, Japan
A Tibetan wolf killed in 1938. Note the proportionately short legs
