Illness; diuretics; laxative abuse; hot weather; exercise; sweating; caffeine; alcoholic beverages; starvation diets; inadequate carbohydrate consumption; and diets high in protein, salt, or fiber can cause people to become dehydrated.
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In 1864, the first barbiturate (barbituric acid) was synthesized.
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Stroke kills people from all ethnic backgrounds, but the people at highest risk for fatal strokes are: black men, black women, Asian men, white men, and white women.
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The FDA recognizes 118 routes of administration.
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Root nodule development.
Guttation, the result of root pressure.
Schematic of the Agitation Laboratory Apparatus CHE 415 Unit Operations II