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The B-complex vitamins and vitamin C are not stored in the body and must be replaced each day.
People with high total cholesterol have about two times the risk for heart disease as people with ideal levels.
It is difficult to obtain enough calcium without consuming milk or other dairy foods.
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.
According to the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, lung disease is the third leading killer in the United States, responsible for one in seven deaths. It is the leading cause of death among infants under the age of one year.