Medication errors are three times higher among children and infants than with adults.
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Bacteria have been found alive in a lake buried one half mile under ice in Antarctica.
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Though methadone is often used to treat dependency on other opioids, the drug itself can be abused. Crushing or snorting methadone can achieve the opiate "rush" desired by addicts. Improper use such as these can lead to a dangerous dependency on methadone. This drug now accounts for nearly one-third of opioid-related deaths.
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Malaria was not eliminated in the United States until 1951. The term eliminated means that no new cases arise in a country for 3 years.
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Asthma cases in Americans are about 75% higher today than they were in 1980.
