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Illicit drug use costs the United States approximately $181 billion every year.
The modern decimal position system was the invention of the Hindus (around 800 AD), involving the placing of numerals to indicate their value (units, tens, hundreds, and so on).
Fatal fungal infections may be able to resist newer antifungal drugs. Globally, fungal infections are often fatal due to the lack of access to multiple antifungals, which may be required to be utilized in combination. Single antifungals may not be enough to stop a fungal infection from causing the death of a patient.
More than 150,000 Americans killed by cardiovascular disease are younger than the age of 65 years.
More than 2,500 barbiturates have been synthesized. At the height of their popularity, about 50 were marketed for human use.