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Approximately 25% of all reported medication errors result from some kind of name confusion.
Certain chemicals, after ingestion, can be converted by the body into cyanide. Most of these chemicals have been removed from the market, but some old nail polish remover, solvents, and plastics manufacturing solutions can contain these substances.
Chronic marijuana use can damage the white blood cells and reduce the immune system's ability to respond to disease by as much as 40%. Without a strong immune system, the body is vulnerable to all kinds of degenerative and infectious diseases.
The first oncogene was discovered in 1970 and was termed SRC (pronounced "SARK").
More than 34,000 trademarked medication names and more than 10,000 generic medication names are in use in the United States.