Atropine was named after the Greek goddess Atropos, the oldest and ugliest of the three sisters known as the Fates, who controlled the destiny of men.
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More than 20 million Americans cite use of marijuana within the past 30 days, according to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH). More than 8 million admit to using it almost every day.
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Medication errors are three times higher among children and infants than with adults.
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Intradermal injections are somewhat difficult to correctly administer because the skin layers are so thin that it is easy to accidentally punch through to the deeper subcutaneous layer.
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The average human gut is home to perhaps 500 to 1,000 different species of bacteria.
Shelled invertebrate fossils of the Ordovician period
The Pleistocene
Miocene Epoch
Embryonic Period
Embryonic Period
Estimated number of new HIV infections per year over time period in Canada