Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 106

Just when you thought your brain could unwind on a Friday, you realise that it would rather be challenged with some good old fashioned medical trivia…introducing Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 106Question 1Which drug is derived from the saliva of the Gila Monster+ Reveal the Funtabulous Answerexpand(document.getElementById('ddet699757968'));expand(document.getElementById('ddetlink699757968'))ExenatideThe hormone exendin-4 occurs naturally in the saliva of the Gila monster, a large venomous lizard native to the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico.Exenatide is a glucagon-like peptide-1 agonist (GLP-1 agonist) medication, belonging to the group of incretin mimetics, approved in April 2005 for the treatment of diabetes mellitus type 2Question 2Who first described the potential therapeutic use of botulinum toxin?+ Reveal the Funtabulous Answerexpand(document.getElementById('ddet726135575'));expand(document.getElementById('ddetlink726135575'))Dr Justinus Kerner in the 17th centuryDr Kerner, a noted German poet and physician provided an accurate description and theory for botulism. He recognised that the “sausage toxin” has potential clinical application in cases of “muscle hypercontractions, hyperhidrosis and hypersalivation.”He started animal experiments and clinical experiments on himself, developed hypotheses on the pathophysiology of the toxin, suggested measures for prevention and treatment of botulism, and, finally, developed...
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