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The average person is easily confused by the terms pharmaceutics and pharmacology, thinking they are one and the same. Whereas pharmaceutics is the science of preparing and dispensing drugs (otherwise known as the science of pharmacy), pharmacology is the study of medications.
People with high total cholesterol have about two times the risk for heart disease as people with ideal levels.
The heart is located in the center of the chest, with part of it tipped slightly so that it taps against the left side of the chest.
Between 1999 and 2012, American adults with high total cholesterol decreased from 18.3% to 12.9%
Famous people who died from poisoning or drug overdose include, Adolf Hitler, Socrates, Juan Ponce de Leon, Marilyn Monroe, Judy Garland, and John Belushi.