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Urine turns bright yellow if larger than normal amounts of certain substances are consumed; one of these substances is asparagus.
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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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Over time, chronic hepatitis B virus and hepatitis C virus infections can progress to advanced liver disease, liver failure, and hepatocellular carcinoma. Unlike other forms, more than 80% of hepatitis C infections become chronic and lead to liver disease. When combined with hepatitis B, hepatitis C now accounts for 75% percent of all cases of liver disease around the world. Liver failure caused by hepatitis C is now leading cause of liver transplants in the United States.
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Drugs are in development that may cure asthma and hay fever once and for all. They target leukotrienes, which are known to cause tightening of the air passages in the lungs and increase mucus productions in nasal passages.
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Elderly adults are living longer, and causes of death are shifting. At the same time, autopsy rates are at or near their lowest in history.
Development encompasses both gains and losses. Sometimes a health crisis (loss) can result in a heal
In the summer of 1963, Buddhist monks protested against the rule of Diem (and his brother, the ...
A partnership between the patient and the health care provider.
Standard Precautions for the Care of all Patients in All Health Care Settings
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