Colchicine is a highly poisonous alkaloid originally extracted from a type of saffron plant that is used mainly to treat gout.
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Chronic marijuana use can damage the white blood cells and reduce the immune system's ability to respond to disease by as much as 40%. Without a strong immune system, the body is vulnerable to all kinds of degenerative and infectious diseases.
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A headache when you wake up in the morning is indicative of sinusitis. Other symptoms of sinusitis can include fever, weakness, tiredness, a cough that may be more severe at night, and a runny nose or nasal congestion.
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In the United States, an estimated 50 million unnecessary antibiotics are prescribed for viral respiratory infections.
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Your heart beats over 36 million times a year.
Growth pattern of stem cells
Radial pattern of shoot growth in plants
A systemic pattern is followed when palpating and auscultating
Pathways of nitrogen metabolism (purple) in the general pattern of intermediary metabolism