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Each year in the United States, there are approximately six million pregnancies. This means that at any one time, about 4% of women in the United States are pregnant.
Eat fiber! A diet high in fiber can help lower cholesterol levels by as much as 10%.
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 you could remove all of your skin, it would weigh up to 5 pounds.
People about to have surgery must tell their health care providers about all supplements they take.