The U.S. Pharmacopeia Medication Errors Reporting Program states that approximately 50% of all medication errors involve insulin.
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Ether was used widely for surgeries but became less popular because of its flammability and its tendency to cause vomiting. In England, it was quickly replaced by chloroform, but this agent caused many deaths and lost popularity.
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On average, someone in the United States has a stroke about every 40 seconds. This is about 795,000 people per year.
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Allergies play a major part in the health of children. The most prevalent childhood allergies are milk, egg, soy, wheat, peanuts, tree nuts, and seafood.
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Your heart beats over 36 million times a year.
The knee-jerk reflex
The patellar reflex. (A) Striking the patellar ligament excites the quadriceps muscle spindles.(B) ...