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The people with the highest levels of LDL are Mexican American males and non-Hispanic black females.
This year, an estimated 1.4 million Americans will have a new or recurrent heart attack.
Cytomegalovirus affects nearly the same amount of newborns every year as Down syndrome.
According to the Migraine Research Foundation, migraines are the third most prevalent illness in the world. Women are most affected (18%), followed by children of both sexes (10%), and men (6%).
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.