Autoimmune diseases occur when the immune system destroys its own healthy tissues. When this occurs, white blood cells cannot distinguish between pathogens and normal cells.
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Medication errors are more common among seriously ill patients than with those with minor conditions.
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If all the neurons in the human body were lined up, they would stretch more than 600 miles.
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Women are 50% to 75% more likely than men to experience an adverse drug reaction.
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The first oral chemotherapy drug for colon cancer was approved by FDA in 2001.