Mungo begins to feel dizzy – almost as if he'd drunk too much claret or gill-ale.

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The more common beverages that contain xanthines include various forms of tea, hot or iced, which contain the active ingredient theophylline; cola drinks, which contain caffeine; and cocoa and hot chocolate, which contain theobromide.

An artificial kidney these days still means a refrigerator-sized dialysis machine. Such devices mimic the way real kidneys cleanse blood and eject impurities and surplus water as urine.