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Amphetamine poisoning can cause intravascular coagulation, circulatory collapse, rhabdomyolysis, ischemic colitis, acute psychosis, hyperthermia, respiratory distress syndrome, and pericarditis.
More than 150,000 Americans killed by cardiovascular disease are younger than the age of 65 years.
More than 30% of American adults, and about 12% of children utilize health care approaches that were developed outside of conventional medicine.
In inpatient settings, adverse drug events account for an estimated one in three of all hospital adverse events. They affect approximately 2 million hospital stays every year, and prolong hospital stays by between one and five days.
The average human gut is home to perhaps 500 to 1,000 different species of bacteria.