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The immune system needs 9.5 hours of sleep in total darkness to recharge completely.
More than 34,000 trademarked medication names and more than 10,000 generic medication names are in use in the United States.
About 80% of major fungal systemic infections are due to Candida albicans. Another form, Candida peritonitis, occurs most often in postoperative patients. A rare disease, Candida meningitis, may follow leukemia, kidney transplant, other immunosuppressed factors, or when suffering from Candida septicemia.
In women, pharmacodynamic differences include increased sensitivity to (and increased effectiveness of) beta-blockers, opioids, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, and typical antipsychotics.
Pubic lice (crabs) are usually spread through sexual contact. You cannot catch them by using a public toilet.