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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has released reports detailing the deaths of infants (younger than 1 year of age) who died after being given cold and cough medications. This underscores the importance of educating parents that children younger than 2 years of age should never be given over-the-counter cold and cough medications without consulting their physicians.
Women are 50% to 75% more likely than men to experience an adverse drug reaction.
Russia has the highest death rate from cardiovascular disease followed by the Ukraine, Romania, Hungary, and Poland.
There are approximately 3 million unintended pregnancies in the United States each year.
The people with the highest levels of LDL are Mexican American males and non-Hispanic black females.