Most strokes are caused when blood clots move to a blood vessel in the brain and block blood flow to that area. Thrombolytic therapy can be used to dissolve the clot quickly. If given within 3 hours of the first stroke symptoms, this therapy can help limit stroke damage and disability.
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For pediatric patients, intravenous fluids are the most commonly cited products involved in medication errors that are reported to the USP.
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As many as 20% of Americans have been infected by the fungus known as Histoplasmosis. While most people are asymptomatic or only have slight symptoms, infection can progress to a rapid and potentially fatal superinfection.
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Egg cells are about the size of a grain of sand. They are formed inside of a female's ovaries before she is even born.
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The human body produces and destroys 15 million blood cells every second.
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The three stages we go through to develop the ability of taking the role of the other.
Teresa Hubbard and Alexander Birchler, Detached Building.
By age 3, children develop scripts for common events such as eating at a restaurant.