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This year, an estimated 1.4 million Americans will have a new or recurrent heart attack.
On average, someone in the United States has a stroke about every 40 seconds. This is about 795,000 people per year.
Pubic lice (crabs) are usually spread through sexual contact. You cannot catch them by using a public toilet.
The term pharmacology is derived from the Greek words pharmakon("claim, medicine, poison, or remedy") and logos ("study").
Anesthesia awareness is a potentially disturbing adverse effect wherein patients who have been paralyzed with muscle relaxants may awaken. They may be aware of their surroundings but unable to communicate or move. Neurologic monitoring equipment that helps to more closely check the patient's anesthesia stages is now available to avoid the occurrence of anesthesia awareness.