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The average office desk has 400 times more bacteria on it than a toilet.
The ratio of hydrogen atoms to oxygen in water (H2O) is 2:1.
On average, someone in the United States has a stroke about every 40 seconds. This is about 795,000 people per year.
Drug-induced pharmacodynamic effects manifested in older adults include drug-induced renal toxicity, which can be a major factor when these adults are experiencing other kidney problems.
The use of salicylates dates back 2,500 years to Hippocrates's recommendation of willow bark (from which a salicylate is derived) as an aid to the pains of childbirth. However, overdosage of salicylates can harm body fluids, electrolytes, the CNS, the GI tract, the ears, the lungs, the blood, the liver, and the kidneys and cause coma or death.