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Lower drug doses for elderly patients should be used first, with titrations of the dose as tolerated to prevent unwanted drug-related pharmacodynamic effects.
The heart is located in the center of the chest, with part of it tipped slightly so that it taps against the left side of the chest.
To maintain good kidney function, you should drink at least 3 quarts of water daily. Water dilutes urine and helps prevent concentrations of salts and minerals that can lead to kidney stone formation. Chronic dehydration is a major contributor to the development of kidney stones.
Human kidneys will clean about 1 million gallons of blood in an average lifetime.
Bacteria have flourished on the earth for over three billion years. They were the first life forms on the planet.
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