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• Isoniazid
  ...s was first reported in the early 1950s and three pharmaceutical companies attempted unsuccessfully to simultaneously patent the drug<ref>{{Cite journal|journal ...sher=John Wiley &amp; Sons|location=New York}}{{Page needed|date=September 2010}}</ref>
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• Fluoxetine
  ...e run coming to an end for Lilly |newspaper = The Indianapolis Star |date= August 2, 2001 |url =http://www2.indystar.com/library/factfiles/business/companies ...illy]]'s patent on Prozac (fluoxetine) expired in the [[United States]] in August 2001,<ref>{{cite web
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• Aspirin
  ...nd Kraut repeated both Gerhardt's (from sodium salicylate) and von Gilm's (from salicylic acid) syntheses and concluded that both reactions gave the same c ...11, 2005 |page = 73 |isbn = 1582346003}}</ref> The name Aspirin is derived from ''acetyl'' and ''spirsäure'', an old German name for salicylic acid.<ref>U
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• Nitrous oxide
  ...a conscious person from pain, another 44 years would elapse before doctors attempted to use it for [[anaesthesia]]. The use of nitrous oxide as a [[recreational ...ncy Colton]] and [[John Mankey Riggs]], demonstrated insensitivity to pain from a [[dental extraction]] in December 1844.<ref name="Discovery of Wells">{{c
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• Diazepam
  | image2 = Diazepam-from-xtal-3D-balls.png ...ses. The benzodiazepines are also far less dangerous; death rarely results from diazepam overdose, except in cases where it is consumed with large amounts
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• Stinging nettle
  ..., burn weed, burn hazel. The pain and itching from a nettle sting can last from only a few minutes to as long as a week.{{Citation needed|date=September 20 ...atism]], providing temporary relief from pain.{{Citation needed|date=April 2010}} The counter-irritant action to which this is often attributed can be pre
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• Gunpowder
  ...he powder packed behind a bullet must generate enough pressure to force it from the muzzle at high speed, but not enough to rupture the [[gun barrel]]. Gun ...tly reduced amounts of smoke and combustion products; they ranged in color from brownish tan to yellow to white. Most of the bulk semi-smokeless powders ce
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• Carbon monoxide poisoning
  ...en works as an [[antidote]] as it increases the removal of carbon monoxide from hemoglobin, in turn providing the body with normal levels of oxygen. The pr ...p_table=STANDARDS&p_id=10366 |title=Carbon monoxide. - 1917.24 |accessdate=2010-01-13|publisher=United States Department of Labor: Occupational Safety and
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• Work–life balance
  ...nity" have been eroded by a performance culture that expects more and more from their employees yet offers little security in return. ...vidence of an unhealthy work life balance. {{Citation needed|date=February 2010}}
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• Gabapentin
  ...surrounding it, this presentation of the indicated uses of Gabapentin has attempted to separate the [[Food and Drug Administration|FDA]] accepted uses, the put ...m/pfizer/download/uspi_neurontin.pdf Neurontin]|251&nbsp;KB}} Retrieved 14 August 2006</ref>
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• Synthetic cannabis
  ...the products are usually smoked by users {{Citation needed|date=September 2010}}. Although synthetic cannabis does not produce positive results in [[drug ...compared to 85% who had used cannabis.<ref>{{cite doi|10.1111/j.1360-0443.2010.03130.x}}</ref>
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• Fentanyl
  ...7364046/ |title=Journal Article |publisher=SpringerLink |date= |accessdate=2010-07-28}}</ref> ...s: The Three Faces of Fentanyl |publisher=Aspi.wisc.edu |date= |accessdate=2010-07-28}}</ref> In addition, it is a synthetic strong agonist at the [[mu opi
  33 KB (4,684 words) - 21:01, 24 September 2010
• Salvia divinorum
  ...ll be on supervised probation for three years; the charges will be removed from his record if he successfully completes his time on supervision. The judge ...Valdés 2001]].</ref> and counterpoints more supportive of Wasson's theory from [[Jonathan Ott]].<ref name="Ott1995">[[#refOtt1995|Ott 1995]].</ref>
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• Diclofenac
  ...nstrual period|menstrual]] [[pain]], [[dysmenorrhea]]. The name is derived from its chemical name: 2-(2,6-'''dichlo'''ranilino) '''phen'''yl'''ac'''etic ac Diclofenac originated from Ciba-Geigy (now [[Novartis]]) in 1973.<ref>http://www.novartis.com/about-no
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• History of general anesthesia
  ...Neologism|coined]] by [[Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.]] (1809–1894) in 1846 from the [[Greek language|Greek]] {{lang|grc|αν-}}, ''an-'', "without"; and {{ ...ain crude analgesics and sedatives, including possibly an extract prepared from the [[mandrake (plant)|mandrake]] fruit.<ref name=Sullivan1996/> The use of
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• Beltway sniper attacks
  ...Sniper's apology brings closure, no justice - CNN |publisher=CNN.com |date=2010-03-04}}</ref> ...ml | title = Antigua Sniper Connection? | date = 2002-11-02 | accessdate = 2010-08-18 | last = Roberts | first = J | publisher = [[CBS News]] }}</ref>
  45 KB (7,048 words) - 21:53, 26 September 2010
• Anniston, Alabama
  ...0US01&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on&pctxt=fph&pgsl=010 | accessdate = January 8, 2010}}</ref> According to the 2005 [[U.S. Census]] estimates, the city had a pop ...clopediaofalabama.org/face/Article.jsp?id=h-1464 | accessdate = January 8, 2010}}</ref>
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• Ted Kaczynski
  ...ate degree, and later earned a [[Doctor of Philosophy|PhD]] in mathematics from the [[University of Michigan]]. He became an assistant professor at the [[U ...er to ''[[The New York Times]]'' on April 24, 1995 and promised "to desist from [[terrorism]]" if the ''Times'' or ''[[The Washington Post]]'' published hi
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• Assassination of Robert F. Kennedy
  .... He took office as [[List of United States Senators from New York|Senator from New York]] on January 3, 1965.<ref name=congressbio>{{cite web| url=http:// ...shook hands with [[busboy]] Juan Romero as [[Sirhan Sirhan]] stepped down from a low tray-stacker beside the ice machine, rushed past Uecker, and repeated
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• History of terrorism
  ...iament of Australia Web Site, February 12, 2002</ref> This in part derives from the fact that the term is politically and emotionally charged, “a word wi ...GIC&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_v2_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q=&f=false from Criminology, by Larry Siegel, p. 328. Google Books]</ref>
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