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Cancer has been around as long as humankind, but only in the second half of the twentieth century did the number of cancer cases explode.
Inotropic therapy does not have a role in the treatment of most heart failure patients. These drugs can make patients feel and function better but usually do not lengthen the predicted length of their lives.
Asthma cases in Americans are about 75% higher today than they were in 1980.
The human body's pharmacokinetics are quite varied. Our hair holds onto drugs longer than our urine, blood, or saliva. For example, alcohol can be detected in the hair for up to 90 days after it was consumed. The same is true for marijuana, cocaine, ecstasy, heroin, methamphetamine, and nicotine.
Medication errors are more common among seriously ill patients than with those with minor conditions.
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