Sulfonylureas stimulate the beta cells of the pancreas to release more insulin. Sulfonylurea drugs have been in use since the 1950s. Chlorpropamide (Diabinese) is the only first-generation sulfonylurea still in use today. The second generation sulfonylureas are used in smaller doses than the first-generation drugs.
Robert Woofendale was one of the first men to practice dentistry full time in the States â for most it was a side profession intended to bring in a little money here and there. John Baker was a dentist in Boston who, based on entries from George Washingtonâs ledger book, did some dental work for the first president.
Robert Knox. Robert Knox, FRSE FRCSE MWS (4 September 1793 â 20 December 1862) was a Scottish anatomist, zoologist, ethnologist and doctor. He was the most popular lecturer on anatomy in Britain, where he introduced the theory of transcendental anatomy, but is now mainly remembered for his involvement in the Burke and Hare murders.