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Friday, February 12, 2016

Who discovered beta blocker and H2 receptor antagonist?

Dr. James Whyte Black, a Scottish pharmacologist discovered beta blockers and H2 receptor antagonists which saved millions of people with heart and stomach diseases. He developed the first beta blocker drug called propanolol (generic name), which was marketed as Inderalal (brand name). Then he developed an anti-ulcer drug cimetidine (generic name) marketed as Tagamet (brand name). Cimetidine is an H2 receptor antagonist used to treat stomach ulcers. 

References:
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/23/health/23black.html?_r=0

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Black_(pharmacologist)

Thursday, February 11, 2016

Deadpool Movie Review



source of pictures: http://www.foxmovies.com/movies/deadpool

On the 9th of February 2016, I watched Deadpool in the TGV cinema. So here is the summary of the movie:

Wade Wilson (Ryan Reynolds) was diagnosed with cancer and was promised by an unknown man that he could be healed from his cancer and be transformed. He was then turned into a hideous freak with superpowers by a man named Francis through a lot of torture. Wade did not have the guts to return home to his girlfriend (Vanessa) because he did not want her to see his ugly face. He made his own costume after various funny attempts and called himself Deadpool. His mission was to hunt down the man who tortured him (Francis) in order to force him to change his face back to normal.

There was a hilarious part that I remember, when the blind woman told Deadpool that 'Love is blind.' after hearing how he did not want to return home to Vanessa because of his ugly face and Deadpool replied 'No. You are blind.' That part made everyone laughed because the woman was indeed blind and those words were right in place.

Vanessa was kidnapped by Francis to lure Deadpool out. Francis pretended to hide behind a hood as if he was Wade Wilson that Vanessa was looking for all these years. He asked another person to call Vanessa out of the bar and then hit her till she fainted. She was then kidnapped and tied up in a transparent cylinder used to torture Wade before by eliminating the oxygen content. Francis used Vanessa's mobile to call Deadpool.

Deadpool then asked for help from a Steel Man and Fire Girl (forgot their names sorry) to hunt Francis down, and together, they managed to find Francis. Deadpool ordered Francis to change his figure back but unfortunately Francis said it cannot be changed. Deadpool then killed him.

That's basically a short summary of the movie. I have never read the Marvel comic so I don't know how the story goes in the comic, but I am pretty sure there are a lot of differences. So, to all those who are going to watch Deadpool, do beware of the vulgar slang used. A lot of F*** words are used throughout the whole movie. It's more of a comedy than a horror movie. Full of actions and killings with lots of humor.