In women, pharmacodynamic differences include increased sensitivity to (and increased effectiveness of) beta-blockers, opioids, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, and typical antipsychotics.
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Medication errors are three times higher among children and infants than with adults.
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Between 1999 and 2012, American adults with high total cholesterol decreased from 18.3% to 12.9%
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This year, an estimated 1.4 million Americans will have a new or recurrent heart attack.
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It is believed that the Incas used anesthesia. Evidence supports the theory that shamans chewed cocoa leaves and drilled holes into the heads of patients (letting evil spirits escape), spitting into the wounds they made. The mixture of cocaine, saliva, and resin numbed the site enough to allow hours of drilling.
