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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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People often find it difficult to accept the idea that bacteria can be beneficial and improve health. Lactic acid bacteria are good, and when eaten, these bacteria improve health and increase longevity. These bacteria included in foods such as yogurt.
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Prostaglandins were first isolated from human semen in Sweden in the 1930s. They were so named because the researcher thought that they came from the prostate gland. In fact, prostaglandins exist and are synthesized in almost every cell of the body.
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Medications that are definitely not safe to take when breastfeeding include radioactive drugs, antimetabolites, some cancer (chemotherapy) agents, bromocriptine, ergotamine, methotrexate, and cyclosporine.
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The first successful kidney transplant was performed in 1954 and occurred in Boston. A kidney from an identical twin was transplanted into his dying brother's body and was not rejected because it did not appear foreign to his body.
In the communication technique of collaborating, the nurse sends the message that the nurse and pati
Many hobbies and leisure activities have some risk of health-related injuries
Comparison of Paper Medical Records and Electronic Health Records
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A health care professional taking a radial pulse and common pulse points.
Prevalence of good health in Canadians aged 65 years and older