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Human kidneys will clean about 1 million gallons of blood in an average lifetime.
The effects of organophosphate poisoning are referred to by using the abbreviations “SLUD” or “SLUDGE,” It stands for: salivation, lacrimation, urination, defecation, GI upset, and emesis.
Multiple experimental evidences have confirmed that at the molecular level, cancer is caused by lesions in cellular DNA.
More than 34,000 trademarked medication names and more than 10,000 generic medication names are in use in the United States.
Though methadone is often used to treat dependency on other opioids, the drug itself can be abused. Crushing or snorting methadone can achieve the opiate "rush" desired by addicts. Improper use such as these can lead to a dangerous dependency on methadone. This drug now accounts for nearly one-third of opioid-related deaths.