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Medication errors are three times higher among children and infants than with adults.
Asthma-like symptoms were first recorded about 3,500 years ago in Egypt. The first manuscript specifically written about asthma was in the year 1190, describing a condition characterized by sudden breathlessness. The treatments listed in this manuscript include chicken soup, herbs, and sexual abstinence.
More than 2,500 barbiturates have been synthesized. At the height of their popularity, about 50 were marketed for human use.
Oxytocin is recommended only for pregnancies that have a medical reason for inducing labor (such as eclampsia) and is not recommended for elective procedures or for making the birthing process more convenient.
In the United States, there is a birth every 8 seconds, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Population Clock.