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Excessive alcohol use costs the country approximately $235 billion every year.
For pediatric patients, intravenous fluids are the most commonly cited products involved in medication errors that are reported to the USP.
Recent studies have shown that the number of medication errors increases in relation to the number of orders that are verified per pharmacist, per work shift.
Over time, chronic hepatitis B virus and hepatitis C virus infections can progress to advanced liver disease, liver failure, and hepatocellular carcinoma. Unlike other forms, more than 80% of hepatitis C infections become chronic and lead to liver disease. When combined with hepatitis B, hepatitis C now accounts for 75% percent of all cases of liver disease around the world. Liver failure caused by hepatitis C is now leading cause of liver transplants in the United States.
Pubic lice (crabs) are usually spread through sexual contact. You cannot catch them by using a public toilet.