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On average, someone in the United States has a stroke about every 40 seconds. This is about 795,000 people per year.
For pediatric patients, intravenous fluids are the most commonly cited products involved in medication errors that are reported to the USP.
Green tea is able to stop the scent of garlic or onion from causing bad breath.
Anesthesia awareness is a potentially disturbing adverse effect wherein patients who have been paralyzed with muscle relaxants may awaken. They may be aware of their surroundings but unable to communicate or move. Neurologic monitoring equipment that helps to more closely check the patient's anesthesia stages is now available to avoid the occurrence of anesthesia awareness.
Illicit drug use costs the United States approximately $181 billion every year.