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There, he was prescribed brimhana, or tissue regeneration, using a bolus therapy made from goat meat mixed with rice, milk, and spices.—
Mark Ellwood,
Robb Report,
14 Feb. 2026 -
In total mass, The Sickness scarcely exceeded one of Earth’s wide-body airliners, if that airliner was chewed into a bolus, dipped in blood, and left to fester in an equatorial heat.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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But unlike prescription medications, it is sold as a dietary supplement, meaning it is not regulated by the FDA for consistent dosage or purity.—
Allison Palmer,
Sacbee.com,
16 Apr. 2026
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Under federal law, all applications for new active ingredients, new dosage instructions or new ways of administering medication must typically include a safety and effectiveness assessment if the product in question is to be used by pediatric patients.—
Michelle Del Rey,
USA Today,
16 Apr. 2026
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Expect Sykes' signature impassioned rants and a healthy dose of looking back at her career, too.—
Madeleine Janz,
PEOPLE,
30 Apr. 2026
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Yet this is precisely the idea that the Enhanced Games is peddling—the fantasy that what Proud or Collins takes to break a world record, at a different dose, might make a man in his 70s more mobile, energized, and maybe even hotter.—
Clara Molot,
Vanity Fair,
30 Apr. 2026
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These capsules are similar to gelcap pills and deliver enormous amounts of THC in a small package.—
Rowan Briggs,
The Mercury News,
10 Oct. 2024
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Avodart is taken by mouth as a gelcap at a daily 0.5-mg dose.—
Elizabeth Boskey,
Verywell Health,
5 June 2023
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But its primary association in the public consciousness since the nineteen-eighties is with the criminal underworld, particularly the drug cartels.—
Chris Wiley,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2026
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The new shelter will allow residents to bring pets, which most shelters prohibit, offer a drug and alcohol treatment program and mental health services and assign those admitted a caseworker who will help connect them with professional development programs.—
Michael Cuglietta,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Pilule.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pilule. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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