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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.
When intravenous medications are involved in adverse drug events, their harmful effects may occur more rapidly, and be more severe than errors with oral medications. This is due to the direct administration into the bloodstream.
Multiple experimental evidences have confirmed that at the molecular level, cancer is caused by lesions in cellular DNA.
There are more sensory neurons in the tongue than in any other part of the body.
Vaccines prevent between 2.5 and 4 million deaths every year.