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In the United States, an estimated 50 million unnecessary antibiotics are prescribed for viral respiratory infections.
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Though the United States has largely rejected the metric system, it is used for currency, as in 100 pennies = 1 dollar. Previously, the British currency system was used, with measurements such as 12 pence to the shilling, and 20 shillings to the pound.
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The first monoclonal antibodies were made exclusively from mouse cells. Some are now fully human, which means they are likely to be safer and may be more effective than older monoclonal antibodies.
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The use of salicylates dates back 2,500 years to Hippocrates’s recommendation of willow bark (from which a salicylate is derived) as an aid to the pains of childbirth. However, overdosage of salicylates can harm body fluids, electrolytes, the CNS, the GI tract, the ears, the lungs, the blood, the liver, and the kidneys and cause coma or death.
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Opium has influenced much of the world's most popular literature. The following authors were all opium users, of varying degrees: Lewis Carroll, Charles, Dickens, Arthur Conan Doyle, and Oscar Wilde.
Gomphidae is an Odonata family that contains about 90 genera and 900 species. They are commonly refe
A section through the human brain
Partial map of disease genes on human chromosome 21
Human Population Growth
Major bone (tan) and cartilage (light blue) elements of the human skeleton. Inset shows regions of v
Proportional Changes During Skull Development: Human vs. Chimpanzee