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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The Romans did not use numerals to indicate fractions but instead used words to indicate parts of a whole.
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Nearly 31 million adults in America have a total cholesterol level that is more than 240 mg per dL.
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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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In 2006, a generic antinausea drug named ondansetron was approved. It is used to stop nausea and vomiting associated with surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation therapy.
Explaining “Moving Continents”— The Theory of Plate Tectonics