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Medication errors are three times higher among children and infants than with adults.
Earwax has antimicrobial properties that reduce the viability of bacteria and fungus in the human ear.
There are more sensory neurons in the tongue than in any other part of the body.
The Food and Drug Administration has approved Risperdal, an adult antipsychotic drug, for the symptomatic treatment of irritability in children and adolescents with autism. The approval is the first for the use of a drug to treat behaviors associated with autism in children. These behaviors are included under the general heading of irritability and include aggression, deliberate self-injury, and temper tantrums.
According to animal studies, the typical American diet is damaging to the liver and may result in allergies, low energy, digestive problems, and a lack of ability to detoxify harmful substances.