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About 100 new prescription or over-the-counter drugs come into the U.S. market every year.
Immunoglobulin injections may give short-term protection against, or reduce severity of certain diseases. They help people who have an inherited problem making their own antibodies, or those who are having certain types of cancer treatments.
Looking at the sun may not only cause headache and distort your vision temporarily, but it can also cause permanent eye damage. Any exposure to sunlight adds to the cumulative effects of ultraviolet (UV) radiation on your eyes. UV exposure has been linked to eye disorders such as macular degeneration, solar retinitis, and corneal dystrophies.
In 1844, Charles Goodyear obtained the first patent for a rubber condom.
Aspirin is the most widely used drug in the world. It has even been recognized as such by the Guinness Book of World Records.