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In inpatient settings, adverse drug events account for an estimated one in three of all hospital adverse events. They affect approximately 2 million hospital stays every year, and prolong hospital stays by between one and five days.
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For about 100 years, scientists thought that peptic ulcers were caused by stress, spicy food, and alcohol. Later, researchers added stomach acid to the list of causes and began treating ulcers with antacids. Now it is known that peptic ulcers are predominantly caused by Helicobacter pylori, a spiral-shaped bacterium that normally exist in the stomach.
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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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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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Adults are resistant to the bacterium that causes Botulism. These bacteria thrive in honey – therefore, honey should never be given to infants since their immune systems are not yet resistant.
Alan Price - Poor People
Who Ends Up Poor? Poverty by Education and Race-Ethnicity
A typical large tool box, showing just one of many drawers.
Typical container for the disposal of broken glass or other sharps.
Poor single parents and their children
Erosion Due to Poor Farming Practices