A computing and communication architecture utilizes a serial protocol based switched fabric among circuit cards housed in packaging arrangement. The effect is achieved by administering efficient quantities of certain combinations of D-glucose, D-maltose, ethanol, glucogenic amine, glucogenic amino acid or an amino acid metabolizable through glyoxal, or a dipeptide or pharmaceutically acceptable salt of such an amino acid, and a vitamin components selected from thiamine, thiamine salts or combinations of folic acid and cyanocobalamin. The housing has first and second opposed outer surfaces which taper radially outwardly and toward one another in a manner which makes the housing difficult to grasp manually or otherwise, thus helping prevent the breakage and removal of the device from the bottle.