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When intravenous medications are involved in adverse drug events, their harmful effects may occur more rapidly, and be more severe than errors with oral medications. This is due to the direct administration into the bloodstream.
Warfarin was developed as a consequence of the study of a strange bleeding disorder that suddenly occurred in cattle on the northern prairies of the United States in the early 1900s.
Urine turns bright yellow if larger than normal amounts of certain substances are consumed; one of these substances is asparagus.
The most destructive flu epidemic of all times in recorded history occurred in 1918, with approximately 20 million deaths worldwide.
After a vasectomy, it takes about 12 ejaculations to clear out sperm that were already beyond the blocked area.