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According to the FDA, adverse drug events harmed or killed approximately 1,200,000 people in the United States in the year 2015.
There are over 65,000 known species of protozoa. About 10,000 species are parasitic.
The newest statin drug, rosuvastatin, has been called a superstatin because it appears to reduce LDL cholesterol to a greater degree than the other approved statin drugs.
Medication errors are more common among seriously ill patients than with those with minor conditions.
Walt Disney helped combat malaria by making an animated film in 1943 called The Winged Scourge. This short film starred the seven dwarfs and taught children that mosquitos transmit malaria, which is a very bad disease. It advocated the killing of mosquitos to stop the disease.