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Thyroid conditions cause a higher risk of fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome.
Though newer “smart” infusion pumps are increasingly becoming more sophisticated, they cannot prevent all programming and administration errors. Health care professionals that use smart infusion pumps must still practice the rights of medication administration and have other professionals double-check all high-risk infusions.
Bacteria have been found alive in a lake buried one half mile under ice in Antarctica.
About 100 new prescription or over-the-counter drugs come into the U.S. market every year.
Disorders that may affect pharmacodynamics include genetic mutations, malnutrition, thyrotoxicosis, myasthenia gravis, Parkinson's disease, and certain forms of insulin-resistant diabetes mellitus.