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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.
If all the neurons in the human body were lined up, they would stretch more than 600 miles.
Colchicine is a highly poisonous alkaloid originally extracted from a type of saffron plant that is used mainly to treat gout.
Excessive alcohol use costs the country approximately $235 billion every year.
Drying your hands with a paper towel will reduce the bacterial count on your hands by 45–60%.