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The first oncogene was discovered in 1970 and was termed SRC (pronounced "SARK").
After 5 years of being diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis, one every three patients will no longer be able to work.
When Gabriel Fahrenheit invented the first mercury thermometer, he called "zero degrees" the lowest temperature he was able to attain with a mixture of ice and salt. For the upper point of his scale, he used 96°, which he measured as normal human body temperature (we know it to be 98.6° today because of more accurate thermometers).
For pediatric patients, intravenous fluids are the most commonly cited products involved in medication errors that are reported to the USP.
There are approximately 3 million unintended pregnancies in the United States each year.