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Drying your hands with a paper towel will reduce the bacterial count on your hands by 45–60%.
Medication errors are three times higher among children and infants than with adults.
More than 34,000 trademarked medication names and more than 10,000 generic medication names are in use in the United States.
Cutaneous mucormycosis is a rare fungal infection that has been fatal in at least 29% of cases, and in as many as 83% of cases, depending on the patient's health prior to infection. It has occurred often after natural disasters such as tornados, and early treatment is essential.
Though methadone is often used to treat dependency on other opioids, the drug itself can be abused. Crushing or snorting methadone can achieve the opiate "rush" desired by addicts. Improper use such as these can lead to a dangerous dependency on methadone. This drug now accounts for nearly one-third of opioid-related deaths.