lactase
Losing it after childhood is the normal human pattern; keeping it into adulthood is the genetic exception that spread with dairy farming.
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LDH is the abbreviation for lactate dehydrogenase, an enzyme present in most body tissues whose blood level rises whenever cells are damaged or dying.
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An old deworming drug now met far more often as a cocaine adulterant, capable of wiping out the white cells that fight infection.
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Long duration is the whole point of this anesthetic, and the same property explains why it is handled with more caution than its relatives.
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Speed in and speed out is the point: it suits a procedure that lasts minutes, not a symptom that lasts months.
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Blocking rather than replacing sets it apart from methadone and buprenorphine, and it is why timing after withdrawal matters so much.
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The whole design rests on the tablet staying intact, since crushing it converts a slow dose into a large immediate one.
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It clears the body faster than most of its class, which is why missed doses and abrupt stops are felt more sharply.
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An allergy tablet kept in use largely for its side effects, from appetite gain to reversing a dangerous serotonin excess.
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Phenergan is the brand name for promethazine, an antihistamine also used to control nausea, vomiting, and to promote sedation.
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Prolixin is a brand name for a first generation antipsychotic medication used mainly to treat schizophrenia and related psychotic disorders.
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A tablet that leaves opioid receptors occupied but unstimulated, taking the reward out of both opioids and alcohol.
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SAHA belongs to a drug class that works by altering how tightly DNA is packaged within a cell, rather than damaging the DNA directly.
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The brain and gut supplies are separate, because the molecule cannot cross from blood into brain tissue, and each pool works on its own.
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An alpha blocker that relaxes the muscle collar around the bladder outlet, easing urine flow within days rather than months.
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A chemotherapy drug that jams the enzyme cells rely on to untangle DNA while they are copying it.
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A chemical that comes from certain substances when they are not burned completely.
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A substance that blocks an enzyme needed by the body to make dihydrotestosterone (a male sex hormone made from testosterone).
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A type of drug used to treat certain types of irritable bowel syndrome and relieve nausea and vomiting.
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An abbreviation for a chemotherapy combination used to treat Hodgkin lymphoma.
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