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  2. Beemans gum - Wikipedia

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    Beemans gum (originally Beeman's Gum) is a chewing gum formulated by Ohio physician Edward E. Beeman and first sold in February 1890. [1] It originally contained pepsin , but no longer does. Beemans became popular with early aviators as a good luck charm , and Chuck Yeager is purported to have chewed a stick of Beemans gum before every flight.

  3. List of herbs with known adverse effects - Wikipedia

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    Kidney toxicity [5] associated with kidney failure; associated with development of cancer, particularly of the urinary tract, known carcinogen [8] [9] Atractylate Atractylis gummifera: Liver damage, [3] nausea, vomiting, epigastric and abdominal pain, diarrhoea, anxiety, headache and convulsions, often followed by coma [10]

  4. Pepsin - Wikipedia

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    Pepsin was historically an additive of Beeman's gum brand chewing gum by Dr. Edwin E. Beeman. Pepsin is commonly used in the preparation of F(ab')2 fragments from antibodies. In some assays, it is preferable to use only the antigen-binding (Fab) portion of the antibody. For these applications, antibodies may be enzymatically digested to produce ...

  5. American Chicle Company - Wikipedia

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    When that didn't work, he turned the chicle into a chewing gum called New York Chewing Gum. [2] [3] In 1870, Adams created the first flavored gum, black licorice, which he named Black Jack. In 1871, Adams patented the first chewing gum making machine. In 1888, his gum was the first to be sold in vending machines.

  6. Prednisone - Wikipedia

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    Micrograph of fatty liver, as may be seen due to long-term prednisone use. Trichrome stain.. Short-term side effects, as with all glucocorticoids, include high blood glucose levels (especially in patients with diabetes mellitus or on other medications that increase blood glucose, such as tacrolimus) and mineralocorticoid effects such as fluid retention. [24]

  7. Peptic ulcer disease - Wikipedia

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    A 1998 New England Medical Journal study found that mastic gum, a tree resin extract, actively eliminated the H. pylori bacteria. [48] However, multiple subsequent studies (in mice and in vivo) have found no effect of using mastic gum on reducing H. pylori levels.

  8. Pancreatic enzymes (medication) - Wikipedia

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    Common side effects include vomiting, abdominal pain, constipation, and diarrhea. [3] Other side effects include perianal irritation and high blood uric acid. [5] The enzymes are from pigs. [5] Use is believed to be safe during pregnancy. [5] The components are digestive enzymes similar to those normally produced by the human pancreas. [6]

  9. Seidlitz powders - Wikipedia

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    After ingestion, the powder combines with gastric juices to develop cathartic intestinal gases which can be somewhat helpful in evacuating the users' bowels. However, their use can also lead to unpleasant side effects, [ 5 ] and can even be fatal [ 6 ] in subjects with conditions such as hernia , bowel obstruction or other ailments.