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The largest baby ever born weighed more than 23 pounds but died just 11 hours after his birth in 1879. The largest surviving baby was born in October 2009 in Sumatra, Indonesia, and weighed an astounding 19.2 pounds at birth.
Most childhood vaccines are 90–99% effective in preventing disease. Side effects are rarely serious.
Illness; diuretics; laxative abuse; hot weather; exercise; sweating; caffeine; alcoholic beverages; starvation diets; inadequate carbohydrate consumption; and diets high in protein, salt, or fiber can cause people to become dehydrated.
For pediatric patients, intravenous fluids are the most commonly cited products involved in medication errors that are reported to the USP.
On average, someone in the United States has a stroke about every 40 seconds. This is about 795,000 people per year.