Bisphosphonates were first developed in the nineteenth century. They were first investigated for use in disorders of bone metabolism in the 1960s. They are now used clinically for the treatment of osteoporosis, Paget's disease, bone metastasis, multiple myeloma, and other conditions that feature bone fragility.
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The Babylonians wrote numbers in a system that used 60 as the base value rather than the number 10. They did not have a symbol for "zero."
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About 100 new prescription or over-the-counter drugs come into the U.S. market every year.
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Addicts to opiates often avoid treatment because they are afraid of withdrawal. Though unpleasant, with proper management, withdrawal is rarely fatal and passes relatively quickly.
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Throughout history, plants containing cardiac steroids have been used as heart drugs and as poisons (e.g., in arrows used in combat), emetics, and diuretics.
How genes produce proteins that determine traits in a simple dominant-recessive relationship.
Steric relationship of the stereoisomers of alanine to the absolute configuration of L
Blood pressure and blood volume relationship
Knoop’s experiments to determine the b-oxidation of fatty acids
Length-Tension Relationship
Describe the Conceptual Forecasting Framework in your own words.