Medication errors are three times higher among children and infants than with adults.
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About 3% of all pregnant women will give birth to twins, which is an increase in rate of nearly 60% since the early 1980s.
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Though methadone is often used to treat dependency on other opioids, the drug itself can be abused. Crushing or snorting methadone can achieve the opiate "rush" desired by addicts. Improper use such as these can lead to a dangerous dependency on methadone. This drug now accounts for nearly one-third of opioid-related deaths.
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It is difficult to obtain enough calcium without consuming milk or other dairy foods.
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Increased intake of vitamin D has been shown to reduce fractures up to 25% in older people.
American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis)
A 100-Year Flood Map of Montpelier, Vermont
American women operating machine lathes in a munitions factory.
Kwashiorkor The edema in this child’s belly is a classic sign of kwashiorkor
Loud Music and Hearing Loss (2 of 2)
North American temperate deciduous forest. Forest soil profile at right.