Truth Serum: The History of Scopolamine In 1916, an obstetrician in Texas gave Scopolamine, a drug derived from the Nightshade family, to his patient who was in labor. This was a common form of sedation for birth as it stopped pain but maintained consciousness. He asked his sedated patient’s husband a question and was surprised when […]
Why does asparagus make pee smell? These are the big questions that come to me in life- after I eat a healthy helping of asparagus and use the toilet. I eat a lot of asparagus and while I’m one for letting questions be questions, one evening I decided to pursue an answer. You’ll notice below […]
Medical Trivia Time! The first of 2022. If you like these or are a “trivia” person, I have them collected in an orderly fashion on my Instagram page. – Eeks
Let this one sink in!
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Does this sound familiar? ;)