In the ancient and medieval periods, dysentery killed about ? of all babies before they reach 12 months of age. The disease was transferred through contaminated drinking water, because there was no way to adequately dispose of sewage, which contaminated the water.
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If you could remove all of your skin, it would weigh up to 5 pounds.
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Atropine was named after the Greek goddess Atropos, the oldest and ugliest of the three sisters known as the Fates, who controlled the destiny of men.
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Atropine, along with scopolamine and hyoscyamine, is found in the Datura stramonium plant, which gives hallucinogenic effects and is also known as locoweed.
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About 100 new prescription or over-the-counter drugs come into the U.S. market every year.
Paul Colin, Figure of a Woman.
Mobilize joints of the feet and ankle. Apply scissoring to metatarsals and figure-8s to toes. Dorsi- ...
Re-creation of Pheidias’s Huge Gold and Ivory Figure of Athena