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Warfarin was developed as a consequence of the study of a strange bleeding disorder that suddenly occurred in cattle on the northern prairies of the United States in the early 1900s.
There can actually be a 25-hour time difference between certain locations in the world. The International Date Line passes between the islands of Samoa and American Samoa. It is not a straight line, but "zig-zags" around various island chains. Therefore, Samoa and nearby islands have one date, while American Samoa and nearby islands are one day behind. Daylight saving time is used in some islands, but not in others—further shifting the hours out of sync with natural time.
In the United States, an estimated 50 million unnecessary antibiotics are prescribed for viral respiratory infections.
There are over 65,000 known species of protozoa. About 10,000 species are parasitic.
Approximately 25% of all reported medication errors result from some kind of name confusion.