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Between 1999 and 2012, American adults with high total cholesterol decreased from 18.3% to 12.9%
A seasonal flu vaccine is the best way to reduce the chances you will get seasonal influenza and spread it to others.
Urine turns bright yellow if larger than normal amounts of certain substances are consumed; one of these substances is asparagus.
All adverse reactions are commonly charted in red ink in the patient's record and usually are noted on the front of the chart. Failure to follow correct documentation procedures may result in malpractice lawsuits.
When Gabriel Fahrenheit invented the first mercury thermometer, he called "zero degrees" the lowest temperature he was able to attain with a mixture of ice and salt. For the upper point of his scale, he used 96°, which he measured as normal human body temperature (we know it to be 98.6° today because of more accurate thermometers).