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...that in 1800 ether was first used by partyers as a fun diversion? Sniffing the gas led to hilarious and raucous laughter as people watched each other become more and more intoxicated and silly. Several doctors independently realized the value ether would have to anesthetize surgery patients. Of those who claimed rights to the "discovery," none had a happy ending. One had a seizure and died defending his rights. Another spent his life in an asylum because he had been denied acclaim. A third became addicted to chloroform and, in a New York City jail, he soaked a cloth in the drug, severed an artery and bled to death.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6951654 | Intravaginal drug delivery devices for the administration of an antimicrobial agent An intravaginal antimicrobial drug delivery device is disclosed having an antimicrobial agent dispersed throughout a biocompatible elastomeric system. Also disclosed is a method of making the antimicrobial drug delivery device. ... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6841161 | Topical compositions The invention concerns a topical composition comprising an emulsion of at least one discontinuous phase in a continuous phase, the or each discontinuous phase including a eutectic mixture of first and second pharmaceutically acceptable components which are both phar... | 01/11/2005 |
