Phenytoin Phenytoin sodium is a commonly used antiepileptic. Phenytoin acts to suppress the abnormal brain activity seen in seizure by reducing electrical conductance among brain cells by stabilizing the inactive state of voltage-gated sodium channels.
Since Texas enshrined chili as its official state food in 1977, 33 states have named official dishes, snacks and beverages. While Indiana does not have an official state food, Senate resolution No. 5 â passed in 2009 â logged sugar cream pie as the stateâs official pie, following hot on the heels of naming water its official beverage.
For nickname stupidity, no state challenges Indiana, which proudly calls itself The Hoosier State, even though nobody has a clue what Hoosier means. It could be a Native American word meaning Has sex with a caribou.