The word drug comes from the Dutch word droog (meaning "dry"). For centuries, most drugs came from dried plants, hence the name.
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More than 4.4billion prescriptions were dispensed within the United States in 2016.
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Malaria mortality rates are falling. Increased malaria prevention and control measures have greatly improved these rates. Since 2000, malaria mortality rates have fallen globally by 60% among all age groups, and by 65% among children under age 5.
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The term bacteria was devised in the 19th century by German biologist Ferdinand Cohn. He based it on the Greek word "bakterion" meaning a small rod or staff. Cohn is considered to be the father of modern bacteriology.
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Bacteria have been found alive in a lake buried one half mile under ice in Antarctica.
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Reinforcement and Punishment
Time course of HIV infection.
Time course for antibodies to the EBV viral–specific antigens.
