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More than 34,000 trademarked medication names and more than 10,000 generic medication names are in use in the United States.
Medication errors are more common among seriously ill patients than with those with minor conditions.
People with alcoholism are at a much greater risk of malnutrition than are other people and usually exhibit low levels of most vitamins (especially folic acid). This is because alcohol often takes the place of 50% of their daily intake of calories, with little nutritional value contained in it.
Complications of influenza include: bacterial pneumonia, ear and sinus infections, dehydration, and worsening of chronic conditions such as asthma, congestive heart failure, or diabetes.
Cyanide works by making the human body unable to use oxygen.