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Earwax has antimicrobial properties that reduce the viability of bacteria and fungus in the human ear.
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.
Eat fiber! A diet high in fiber can help lower cholesterol levels by as much as 10%.
In 2010, opiate painkllers, such as morphine, OxyContin®, and Vicodin®, were tied to almost 60% of drug overdose deaths.
Cancer has been around as long as humankind, but only in the second half of the twentieth century did the number of cancer cases explode.