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Approximately 25% of all reported medication errors result from some kind of name confusion.
If you could remove all of your skin, it would weigh up to 5 pounds.
The familiar sounds of your heart are made by the heart's valves as they open and close.
More than 150,000 Americans killed by cardiovascular disease are younger than the age of 65 years.
Stevens-Johnson syndrome and Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis syndrome are life-threatening reactions that can result in death. Complications include permanent blindness, dry-eye syndrome, lung damage, photophobia, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, permanent loss of nail beds, scarring of mucous membranes, arthritis, and chronic fatigue syndrome. Many patients' pores scar shut, causing them to retain heat.