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- | ExternalMSDS = [http://www.ilo.org/public/english/protection/safework/cis/products/icsc/dtasht/_icsc00/icsc0067.htm Ilo.org], The gas was first synthesized by [[English people|English]] [[natural philosopher]] and chemist [[Joseph Priestley]] in 1772, who cal61 KB (8,728 words) - 15:50, 27 September 2010
- ...Hoboken, N.J.}}</ref> Overshadowed in part by [[aspirin]], introduced into medicine by [[Heinrich Dreser]] in 1899, phenacetin was popular for many decades, pa ...on with other pharmaceutical agents.<ref name=badmed>{{cite book|title=Bad Medicine: The Prescription Drug Industry in the Third World|author = Milton Silverma54 KB (7,376 words) - 15:52, 27 September 2010
- ...ic Smith. In recent years, Ashwood Nurseries (of [[Kingswinford]] in the [[English Midlands]]), already well-known for its Ashwood Garden Hybrids (''H.'' × ' ...r [[weight loss]] in Russian medicine.<ref>[http://www.narmedicine.ru Folk Medicine Herb for Weight Loss] {{ru icon}}, retrieved 07.14.09</ref>18 KB (2,420 words) - 11:27, 7 July 2010
- ...e derivation of the name "foxglove". According to the 19th century book, ''English Botany, Or, Coloured Figures of British Plants'': ...ester|first=Mrs.|others=Sowerby J, Smith C, Johnson J.E, Salter J.W.|title=English Botany, Or, Coloured Figures of British Plants (full text)|editor=Boswell J15 KB (2,220 words) - 11:27, 7 July 2010
- ...the range of 2,000 years.<ref name=harte>Harte, J. (1996). How old is that old yew? ''At the Edge'' 4: 1-9. Available [http://www.indigogroup.co.uk/edge/o [[Image:English Yew close 250.jpg|right|thumb|Foliage of Irish Yew; note the leaves spreadi23 KB (3,699 words) - 11:27, 7 July 2010
- The name "lily of the valley" is also used in some English translations of the [[Bible]] in [[Song of Songs]] 2:1, although whether or ...ific name, ''majalis'' or ''maialis'', means "of or belonging to May", and old astrological books place the plant under the dominion of [[Mercury (mytholo13 KB (1,849 words) - 11:27, 7 July 2010
- The [[common name]] "spurge" derives from the [[Middle English]]/[[Old French]] ''espurge'' ("to purge"), due to the use of the plant's sap as a [ ...ikt:大|大]][[wikt:戟|戟]]|p=dàjǐ}}) is used in [[traditional Chinese medicine]], where it is regarded as one of the [[Chinese herbology#50 fundamental he18 KB (2,468 words) - 11:27, 7 July 2010
- ...18 years of age, and should not be used at all in children under 6 months old. Benzodiazepines also require special caution if used in the elderly, alcoh ...ruginfo/medmaster/a684003.html MedlinePlus]</ref> In 1979 the Institute of Medicine (USA) and the National Institute on Drug Abuse stated that most hypnotics l45 KB (6,129 words) - 21:16, 19 September 2010
- ...ed Kingdom]]}}</ref> Burns also described him fondly in a letter as "that old Veteran in Genius, Wit and Bawdry".<ref name="BurnsLetters_1985" >{{cite bo ...of men who are totally ignorant of anatomy, and the general principles of medicine."<ref name="EB_1771">{{cite encyclopedia | year = 1771 | title = Encycloped6 KB (867 words) - 12:31, 19 September 2010
- | language = English ...ædia Britannica''''' ([[Latin]] for "British Encyclopaedia") is a general English-language [[encyclopedia|encyclopaedia]] published by [[Encyclopædia Britan94 KB (12,721 words) - 12:31, 19 September 2010
- ...ed in the 18th century, beginning with ''Lexicon technicum, or A Universal English Dictionary of Arts and Sciences'' by [[John Harris (writer)|John Harris]] ( ...lopaedia'' were still popular, and despite the commercial failure of other English encyclopedias, Macfarquhar and Bell were inspired by the intellectual ferme61 KB (8,890 words) - 12:32, 19 September 2010
- While clearing a decades-old [[Hawaii]] firing range in 2005, workers found depleted uranium training ro ...l it came into force.<ref>http://www.bandepleteduranium.org/en/docs/69.pdf English translation of Belgian text banning uranium weapons and armour</ref> In Apr80 KB (11,721 words) - 09:13, 20 September 2010
- ...consensus" are that gunpowder may have been invented by the Arabs, by the English monk [[Roger Bacon]], or by the [[Germanic peoples|Germanic]] people (accor .../火藥 |p=huŏ yào}} {{IPA|/xuou yɑʊ/}}, which literally means "Fire Medicine." <ref>{{Citation |publisher=Kidsbooks|title=The Big Book of Trivia Fun|yea51 KB (7,447 words) - 09:15, 20 September 2010
- ...ly referred to colloquially as ''kero'') and [[New Zealand]].<ref>[[Oxford English Dictionary]], ''kerosene''.</ref> | title =Samuel Kier - Medicine Man & Refiner26 KB (3,820 words) - 09:18, 20 September 2010
- ...63/P0356300.html Plaster of Paris. The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> When the ===In medicine===16 KB (2,419 words) - 09:20, 20 September 2010
- ===Medicine=== Bamboo is used in [[Chinese medicine]] for treating infections and healing.47 KB (7,158 words) - 09:22, 20 September 2010
- '''Hemp''' (from [[Old English]] ''[[cannabis (etymology)|hænep]]'') is the name of the soft, durable fib === Medicine ===42 KB (6,310 words) - 21:11, 21 September 2010
- ===Heartwood and sapwood===<!-- This section is linked from [[English longbow]] --> Heartwood (or old [[xylem]]) is wood that, as a result of [[Tylosis (Botany)|tylosis]], has b41 KB (6,609 words) - 09:24, 20 September 2010
- ...ancers form a [[tumor]] but some, like [[leukemia]], do not. The branch of medicine concerned with the study, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of cancer is ...cancer of the fat cells is called ''liposarcoma''. For common cancers, the English organ name is used. For instance, the most common type of [[breast cancer]]94 KB (13,321 words) - 20:32, 20 September 2010
- ...nds for [[lime (mineral)|lime]], not for the material known as asbestos in English). The ancients already recognized certain hazards of the material. The Gree ...ef> Dr. Cooke then went on to report on a case in 1927 involving a 33-year-old male worker who was the only survivor out of ten workers in an asbestos [[c77 KB (11,403 words) - 20:32, 20 September 2010
