First synthesized by Lazar Edeleanu in Germany in 1887, amphetamine remained quietly under the radar until it came to the attention of chemist Gordon Alles in 1929.聽 Alles was looking for an asthma...
Umm....no. But this 鈥渕iracle鈥� cure is making the rounds. It is the 鈥渇oundation for a longer life,鈥� according to one ad. This time it is an extract from the seeds of the nigella sativa plant, also...
During the Civil War northern forces blocked a number of Confederate ports. One of the consequences of the blockade was a dire shortage of cinchona bark imported from South America. The bark was in...
鈥淏otanicals鈥� are dietary supplements derived from plant sources that have purported health benefits. Echinacea for the common cold, St. John鈥檚 Wort for depression, ginkgo biloba for memory...
If it isn鈥檛 illegal, it must be legal. That鈥檚 why benzylpiperazine pills, under names such as Purepillz, Peaq, The Good Stuff, Frenzy and Pure Rush can be sold in Canada. And what are these pills? ...
Both cannabidiol and tetrahydrocannabinol are found in the cannabis (marijuana) plant but onlike THC, CBD is not psychoactive, meaning that it does not induce the sensation that people enjoy when...
Not if it tested for morphine, as long as we let L. Frank Baum get away with a little poetic license. In the 1939 movie classic The Wizard of Oz, the Wicked Witch of the West conjures up a poppy...
Stage fright has nothing to do with talent. Barbara Streisand, for example, is loaded with talent and yet fears appearing on stage. Some people just don鈥檛 like the focus that the stage or podium...
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