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Approximately 25% of all reported medication errors result from some kind of name confusion.
An identified risk factor for osteoporosis is the intake of excessive amounts of vitamin A. Dietary intake of approximately double the recommended daily amount of vitamin A, by women, has been shown to reduce bone mineral density and increase the chances for hip fractures compared with women who consumed the recommended daily amount (or less) of vitamin A.
There are 60,000 miles of blood vessels in every adult human.
In most cases, kidneys can recover from almost complete loss of function, such as in acute kidney (renal) failure.
Many of the drugs used by neuroscientists are derived from toxic plants and venomous animals (such as snakes, spiders, snails, and puffer fish).