patent medicine
patent medicine packaged drugs that can be obtained without prescription; the term was formerly used to describe quack remedies sold by peddlers. Patent, or proprietary, medicines are advertised to the public by trade name, purport to be effective against minor disorders and symptoms, and are packaged with directions for use. Antiseptics , analgesics , some sedatives , laxatives , and antacids , cold and cough medicines, and various skin preparations are included in the group. Sale of proprietary medicines is regulated by the Food and Drug Administration, which evaluates preparations as to their safety and effectiveness.
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A SOURCE OF CONTROVERSY.(source of Amazon River)
Magazine article from: Appleseeds; 4/1/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...source of the Amazon River. His stream was only...Maranon, and the Ucayali Rivers quite well. But no...1600s, the Maranon River was thought to be the Amazon's source. Later...so much water to the Amazon, some people still...from the mouth of the river. Explorers ...
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Swimmer Sets Off to Conquer the Amazon River
Transcript from: NPR Weekend Edition - Saturday; 2/3/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...Mississippi in 2002, the Yangtze River in China in 2004. Martin...to conquer all the biggest rivers in the world. MCCARTHY: But the Amazon has 17 times the volume of water that the Mississippi River has, says Philip Fearnside...with the National Institute of Amazon Research in Manaus. ...
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Mapping the Source.(the Amazon River)(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Point of Beginning; 3/1/2001; 700+ words
; ...Some people believe the Amazon River is the world's longest river. Although the Amazon is not the longest, it...highly reliable map of the Amazon's headwaters and an accurate determination of the river's source."
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Scientists discover Amazon river is 11 million years old.(Report)
Newspaper article from: NewsRx Health & Science; 8/16/2009; 700+ words
; ...boreholes near the mouth of the river to calculate the age of the Amazon river and the Amazon deep sea fan. Prior to this study the exact age of the Amazon, one of the two largest rivers in the world, was not known. Until recently the Amazon Fan...
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Travcoa Introduces Upper Amazon River Cruise; Tour is Among Travcoa's Anniversary Collection of Unique Itineraries for the ``Well Traveled''.
Business Wire; 4/9/2001; 700+ words
; ...company, is offering a Remote Upper Amazon River Cruise Oct. 12-Nov. 1, 2001...program features nine days on the Amazon River aboard a luxury riverboat...Lima, the distinct beauty of the Amazon and the mystery of Machu Picchu...
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Amazon River Basin Settlements Uncovered
News Wire article from: AP Online; 9/18/2003; ; 691 words
; ...2003 Dateline: WASHINGTON The Amazon River basin was not all a pristine, untouched...Columbia tribes that lived along the Amazon, have found evidence of densely...ancestors of the Kuikuro people in the Amazon basin had a "complex and sophisticated...
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Lost cities.(Time Trip)(archeological discovery around the Xingu tributary of the Amazon River)
Magazine article from: Current Events, a Weekly Reader publication; 12/2/2005; 700+ words
; ...secrets lie in the dense jungles of the Amazon? For years reports of lost cities deep in the Amazon rain forest have intrigued archaeologists...around the upper Xingu, a tributary of the Amazon River. They have found evidence of densely settled...
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Peruvian scientists confirm Amazon River origin in Apacheta stream
News Wire article from: Xinhua News Agency; 5/7/2008; 368 words
; Peruvian scientists confirm Amazon River origin in Apacheta stream LIMA, May...been found to be the origin of the Amazon River, according to research published...and glaciers and discovered that the Amazon River doesn't have its origin in...
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Brazil Declares Amazon River a Disaster
News Wire article from: AP Online; 10/12/2005; 470 words
; ...through a section of the Amazon River suffering from lower...Brazilian cities in the Amazon have been declared disaster...drought has dried up rivers and cut off thousands...declared part of the Amazon River a disaster area after...
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ZOO UPDATE: AMAZON RIVER TURTLES.(Weekend)
Newspaper article from: The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY); 5/14/2004; 504 words
; Six yellow spotted Amazon River turtles hatched at the Rosamond Gifford...weigh up to 15 pounds. In the wild, Amazon River turtles can live more than 50...their meat. The six yellow spotted Amazon River turtle babies are not on exhibit...
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Amazon
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
Amazon a member of a legendary race of female warriors...etymology of an unknown foreign word. The Amazon river in South America, which initially bore...its discovery in 1500, was finally called Amazon after a legendary race of female warriors...
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Amazon floral region
Book article from: A Dictionary of Plant Sciences
Amazon floral region Part of R. Good's ( The Geography of the Flowering Plants...the formations of the rain forest. Because of extensive flooding by the Amazon river, the vegetation can be divided into that which is above the flood-level...
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Amazon.com
Book article from: Leading American Businesses
...computer. The plan included naming the company Amazon, after the world's largest river. The symbolism proved to be amazingly prophetic...financial officer. One Million Titles Part of Amazon's early success can be attributed to the company...
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River
Encyclopedia entry from: UXL Encyclopedia of Science
...Earth's largest rivers account for close...of the planet's river flow. The world...largest river is the Amazon River in South America...second, the Amazon River alone accounts for...year by Earth's rivers. Words to Know Brook...
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Rivers
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science
...x2019; s largest rivers account for close...world ’ s river flow. By far, the largest river is the Amazon River, running 3...second, the Amazon River alone accounts for...each year by all the rivers on the planet. Precipitation...
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