Blood is approximately twice as thick as water because of the cells and other components found in it.
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Critical care patients are twice as likely to receive the wrong medication. Of these errors, 20% are life-threatening, and 42% require additional life-sustaining treatments.
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Nearly 31 million adults in America have a total cholesterol level that is more than 240 mg per dL.
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More than 30% of American adults, and about 12% of children utilize health care approaches that were developed outside of conventional medicine.
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In 2010, opiate painkllers, such as morphine, OxyContin®, and Vicodin®, were tied to almost 60% of drug overdose deaths.