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Chronic necrotizing aspergillosis has a slowly progressive process that, unlike invasive aspergillosis, does not spread to other organ systems or the blood vessels. It most often affects middle-aged and elderly individuals, spreading to surrounding tissue in the lungs. The disease often does not respond to conventionally successful treatments, and requires individualized therapies in order to keep it from becoming life-threatening.
After 5 years of being diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis, one every three patients will no longer be able to work.
According to the CDC, approximately 31.7% of the U.S. population has high low-density lipoprotein (LDL) or "bad cholesterol" levels.
In 1844, Charles Goodyear obtained the first patent for a rubber condom.
For pediatric patients, intravenous fluids are the most commonly cited products involved in medication errors that are reported to the USP.