John A. McCausland was a Confederate general during the American Civil War (1861-1865). Known as Tiger John, the former mathematics professor was hailed as a hero by the citizens of Lynchburg, Virginia, for repulsing an attack by the Union general David Hunter in June 1864.
Eplerenone is a prescription medication used to treat high blood pressure. Eplerenone belongs to a group of drugs called mineralocorticoid receptor blockers. These work by blocking the action of aldosterone, a natural substance in the body that raises blood pressure. This medication comes in tablet form and is taken once or twice a day, with or without food.
1 The first use for Xenon was in flash lamps used in photograph and it is still used for this purpose today. 2  It is also used in strobe lights and some bactericidal lamps. 3  This same technology also led to the invention of the first solid-state laser in 1960. Xenon is also used in sodium vapor lamps as a starter gas. 2  A mixture of xenon and neon is used in the cells of plasma televisions. 3  Xenon gas, mixed with oxygen and air, is also used as a general anesthetic and is administered with an anesthesia machine.