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For pediatric patients, intravenous fluids are the most commonly cited products involved in medication errors that are reported to the USP.
Fatal fungal infections may be able to resist newer antifungal drugs. Globally, fungal infections are often fatal due to the lack of access to multiple antifungals, which may be required to be utilized in combination. Single antifungals may not be enough to stop a fungal infection from causing the death of a patient.
The most dangerous mercury compound, dimethyl mercury, is so toxic that even a few microliters spilled on the skin can cause death. Mercury has been shown to accumulate in higher amounts in the following types of fish than other types: swordfish, shark, mackerel, tilefish, crab, and tuna.
Your heart beats over 36 million times a year.
Between 1999 and 2012, American adults with high total cholesterol decreased from 18.3% to 12.9%