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Though Candida and Aspergillus species are the most common fungal pathogens causing invasive fungal disease in the immunocompromised, infections due to previously uncommon hyaline and dematiaceous filamentous fungi are occurring more often today. Rare fungal infections, once accurately diagnosed, may require surgical debridement, immunotherapy, and newer antifungals used singly or in combination with older antifungals, on a case-by-case basis.
Women are 50% to 75% more likely than men to experience an adverse drug reaction.
The first documented use of surgical anesthesia in the United States was in Connecticut in 1844.
If you could remove all of your skin, it would weigh up to 5 pounds.
People with high total cholesterol have about two times the risk for heart disease as people with ideal levels.