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The human body's pharmacokinetics are quite varied. Our hair holds onto drugs longer than our urine, blood, or saliva. For example, alcohol can be detected in the hair for up to 90 days after it was consumed. The same is true for marijuana, cocaine, ecstasy, heroin, methamphetamine, and nicotine.
After a vasectomy, it takes about 12 ejaculations to clear out sperm that were already beyond the blocked area.
Bacteria have flourished on the earth for over three billion years. They were the first life forms on the planet.
Though newer “smart” infusion pumps are increasingly becoming more sophisticated, they cannot prevent all programming and administration errors. Health care professionals that use smart infusion pumps must still practice the rights of medication administration and have other professionals double-check all high-risk infusions.
More than 30% of American adults, and about 12% of children utilize health care approaches that were developed outside of conventional medicine.