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Approximately 25% of all reported medication errors result from some kind of name confusion.
A recent study has found that following a diet rich in berries may slow down the aging process of the brain. This diet apparently helps to keep dopamine levels much higher than are seen in normal individuals who do not eat berries as a regular part of their diet as they enter their later years.
Ether was used widely for surgeries but became less popular because of its flammability and its tendency to cause vomiting. In England, it was quickly replaced by chloroform, but this agent caused many deaths and lost popularity.
The first oral chemotherapy drug for colon cancer was approved by FDA in 2001.
A seasonal flu vaccine is the best way to reduce the chances you will get seasonal influenza and spread it to others.