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Fatal fungal infections may be able to resist newer antifungal drugs. Globally, fungal infections are often fatal due to the lack of access to multiple antifungals, which may be required to be utilized in combination. Single antifungals may not be enough to stop a fungal infection from causing the death of a patient.
In 1864, the first barbiturate (barbituric acid) was synthesized.
There are over 65,000 known species of protozoa. About 10,000 species are parasitic.
More than 150,000 Americans killed by cardiovascular disease are younger than the age of 65 years.
Elderly adults are at greatest risk of stroke and myocardial infarction and have the most to gain from prophylaxis. Patients ages 60 to 80 years with blood pressures above 160/90 mm Hg should benefit from antihypertensive treatment.