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By definition, when a medication is administered intravenously, its bioavailability is 100%.
Certain chemicals, after ingestion, can be converted by the body into cyanide. Most of these chemicals have been removed from the market, but some old nail polish remover, solvents, and plastics manufacturing solutions can contain these substances.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) was originally known as the Communicable Disease Center, which was formed to fight malaria. It was originally headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, since the Southern states faced the worst threat from malaria.
Human kidneys will clean about 1 million gallons of blood in an average lifetime.
Nearly 31 million adults in America have a total cholesterol level that is more than 240 mg per dL.