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Thyroid conditions cause a higher risk of fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome.
According to the FDA, adverse drug events harmed or killed approximately 1,200,000 people in the United States in the year 2015.
All adverse reactions are commonly charted in red ink in the patient's record and usually are noted on the front of the chart. Failure to follow correct documentation procedures may result in malpractice lawsuits.
The first documented use of surgical anesthesia in the United States was in Connecticut in 1844.
In 1885, the Lloyd Manufacturing Company of Albany, New York, promoted and sold "Cocaine Toothache Drops" at 15 cents per bottle! In 1914, the Harrison Narcotic Act brought the sale and distribution of this drug under federal control.