Blood is approximately twice as thick as water because of the cells and other components found in it.
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Never take aspirin without food because it is likely to irritate your stomach. Never give aspirin to children under age 12. Overdoses of aspirin have the potential to cause deafness.
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According to the FDA, adverse drug events harmed or killed approximately 1,200,000 people in the United States in the year 2015.
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Famous people who died from poisoning or drug overdose include, Adolf Hitler, Socrates, Juan Ponce de Leon, Marilyn Monroe, Judy Garland, and John Belushi.
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Asthma occurs in one in 11 children and in one in 12 adults. African Americans and Latinos have a higher risk for developing asthma than other groups.
This bleeding heart plant (the genus Dicentra) is an example of an angiosperm.
Summation of Heart Sounds, Normal S2
Tissues of the heart.
Aspirin and most other NSAIDs block prostaglandins.
Diagram of the heart showing normal conduction pathway.