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People with high total cholesterol have about two times the risk for heart disease as people with ideal levels.
The Food and Drug Administration has approved Risperdal, an adult antipsychotic drug, for the symptomatic treatment of irritability in children and adolescents with autism. The approval is the first for the use of a drug to treat behaviors associated with autism in children. These behaviors are included under the general heading of irritability and include aggression, deliberate self-injury, and temper tantrums.
The first-known contraceptive was crocodile dung, used in Egypt in 2000 BC. Condoms were also reportedly used, made of animal bladders or intestines.
The calories found in one piece of cherry cheesecake could light a 60-watt light bulb for 1.5 hours.
For pediatric patients, intravenous fluids are the most commonly cited products involved in medication errors that are reported to the USP.