The use of salicylates dates back 2,500 years to Hippocrates’s recommendation of willow bark (from which a salicylate is derived) as an aid to the pains of childbirth. However, overdosage of salicylates can harm body fluids, electrolytes, the CNS, the GI tract, the ears, the lungs, the blood, the liver, and the kidneys and cause coma or death.
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Amphetamine poisoning can cause intravascular coagulation, circulatory collapse, rhabdomyolysis, ischemic colitis, acute psychosis, hyperthermia, respiratory distress syndrome, and pericarditis.
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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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The calories found in one piece of cherry cheesecake could light a 60-watt light bulb for 1.5 hours.
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Essential fatty acids have been shown to be effective against ulcers, asthma, dental cavities, and skin disorders such as acne.
World coal reserves in gigatonnes
Phylogenetic tree based on the distribution of 120 alleles in 42 populations from around the world,
