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Common abbreviations that cause medication errors include U (unit), mg (milligram), QD (every day), SC (subcutaneous), TIW (three times per week), D/C (discharge or discontinue), HS (at bedtime or "hours of sleep"), cc (cubic centimeters), and AU (each ear).
In the United States, congenital cytomegalovirus causes one child to become disabled almost every hour. CMV is the leading preventable viral cause of development disability in newborns. These disabilities include hearing or vision loss, and cerebral palsy.
Most childhood vaccines are 90–99% effective in preventing disease. Side effects are rarely serious.
The longest a person has survived after a heart transplant is 24 years.
In 1864, the first barbiturate (barbituric acid) was synthesized.