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Asthma cases in Americans are about 75% higher today than they were in 1980.
Prostaglandins were first isolated from human semen in Sweden in the 1930s. They were so named because the researcher thought that they came from the prostate gland. In fact, prostaglandins exist and are synthesized in almost every cell of the body.
According to the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, lung disease is the third leading killer in the United States, responsible for one in seven deaths. It is the leading cause of death among infants under the age of one year.
The average human gut is home to perhaps 500 to 1,000 different species of bacteria.
For pediatric patients, intravenous fluids are the most commonly cited products involved in medication errors that are reported to the USP.