The first oral chemotherapy drug for colon cancer was approved by FDA in 2001.
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Patients who have been on total parenteral nutrition for more than a few days may need to have foods gradually reintroduced to give the digestive tract time to start working again.
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Human stomach acid is strong enough to dissolve small pieces of metal such as razor blades or staples.
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In 1864, the first barbiturate (barbituric acid) was synthesized.
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Throughout history, plants containing cardiac steroids have been used as heart drugs and as poisons (e.g., in arrows used in combat), emetics, and diuretics.