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HIV testing reach is still limited. An estimated 40% of people with HIV (more than 14 million) remain undiagnosed and do not know their infection status.
If you could remove all of your skin, it would weigh up to 5 pounds.
The first oral chemotherapy drug for colon cancer was approved by FDA in 2001.
Anesthesia awareness is a potentially disturbing adverse effect wherein patients who have been paralyzed with muscle relaxants may awaken. They may be aware of their surroundings but unable to communicate or move. Neurologic monitoring equipment that helps to more closely check the patient's anesthesia stages is now available to avoid the occurrence of anesthesia awareness.
By definition, when a medication is administered intravenously, its bioavailability is 100%.