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The average person is easily confused by the terms pharmaceutics and pharmacology, thinking they are one and the same. Whereas pharmaceutics is the science of preparing and dispensing drugs (otherwise known as the science of pharmacy), pharmacology is the study of medications.
Most strokes are caused when blood clots move to a blood vessel in the brain and block blood flow to that area. Thrombolytic therapy can be used to dissolve the clot quickly. If given within 3 hours of the first stroke symptoms, this therapy can help limit stroke damage and disability.
After a vasectomy, it takes about 12 ejaculations to clear out sperm that were already beyond the blocked area.
A seasonal flu vaccine is the best way to reduce the chances you will get seasonal influenza and spread it to others.
There are over 65,000 known species of protozoa. About 10,000 species are parasitic.