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Autoimmune diseases occur when the immune system destroys its own healthy tissues. When this occurs, white blood cells cannot distinguish between pathogens and normal cells.
For pediatric patients, intravenous fluids are the most commonly cited products involved in medication errors that are reported to the USP.
The B-complex vitamins and vitamin C are not stored in the body and must be replaced each day.
Certain chemicals, after ingestion, can be converted by the body into cyanide. Most of these chemicals have been removed from the market, but some old nail polish remover, solvents, and plastics manufacturing solutions can contain these substances.
About 3% of all pregnant women will give birth to twins, which is an increase in rate of nearly 60% since the early 1980s.