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In 1844, Charles Goodyear obtained the first patent for a rubber condom.
All patients with hyperparathyroidism will develop osteoporosis. The parathyroid glands maintain blood calcium within the normal range. All patients with this disease will continue to lose calcium from their bones every day, and there is no way to prevent the development of osteoporosis as a result.
On average, the stomach produces 2 L of hydrochloric acid per day.
In the United States, an estimated 50 million unnecessary antibiotics are prescribed for viral respiratory infections.
In inpatient settings, adverse drug events account for an estimated one in three of all hospital adverse events. They affect approximately 2 million hospital stays every year, and prolong hospital stays by between one and five days.