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There are approximately 3 million unintended pregnancies in the United States each year.
The term bacteria was devised in the 19th century by German biologist Ferdinand Cohn. He based it on the Greek word "bakterion" meaning a small rod or staff. Cohn is considered to be the father of modern bacteriology.
Medication errors are more common among seriously ill patients than with those with minor conditions.
The average person is easily confused by the terms pharmaceutics and pharmacology, thinking they are one and the same. Whereas pharmaceutics is the science of preparing and dispensing drugs (otherwise known as the science of pharmacy), pharmacology is the study of medications.
Human stomach acid is strong enough to dissolve small pieces of metal such as razor blades or staples.