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Cocaine was isolated in 1860 and first used as a local anesthetic in 1884. Its first clinical use was by Sigmund Freud to wean a patient from morphine addiction. The fictional character Sherlock Holmes was supposed to be addicted to cocaine by injection.
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The strongest synthetic topical retinoid drug available, tazarotene, is used to treat sun-damaged skin, acne, and psoriasis.
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Cyanide works by making the human body unable to use oxygen.
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The first documented use of surgical anesthesia in the United States was in Connecticut in 1844.
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In most cases, kidneys can recover from almost complete loss of function, such as in acute kidney (renal) failure.