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Though newer “smart” infusion pumps are increasingly becoming more sophisticated, they cannot prevent all programming and administration errors. Health care professionals that use smart infusion pumps must still practice the rights of medication administration and have other professionals double-check all high-risk infusions.
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Astigmatism is the most common vision problem. It may accompany nearsightedness or farsightedness. It is usually caused by an irregularly shaped cornea, but sometimes it is the result of an irregularly shaped lens. Either type can be corrected by eyeglasses, contact lenses, or refractive surgery.
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On average, someone in the United States has a stroke about every 40 seconds. This is about 795,000 people per year.
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Dogs have been used in studies to detect various cancers in human subjects. They have been trained to sniff breath samples from humans that were collected by having them breathe into special tubes. These people included 55 lung cancer patients, 31 breast cancer patients, and 83 cancer-free patients. The dogs detected 54 of the 55 lung cancer patients as having cancer, detected 28 of the 31 breast cancer patients, and gave only three false-positive results (detecting cancer in people who didn't have it).
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In the United States, an estimated 50 million unnecessary antibiotics are prescribed for viral respiratory infections.
Environmental factors restricting the distribution of Chthamalus to the upper intertidal zone.
Feral pigs in the United States (here Cape Canaveral, Florida)
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Compressibility factors of gases and vapors.
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Mediator as a bridge between gene-specific regulatory factors and the general transcription