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The ratio of hydrogen atoms to oxygen in water (H2O) is 2:1.
Children of people with alcoholism are more inclined to drink alcohol or use hard drugs. In fact, they are 400 times more likely to use hard drugs than those who do not have a family history of alcohol addiction.
For pediatric patients, intravenous fluids are the most commonly cited products involved in medication errors that are reported to the USP.
When blood is exposed to air, it clots. Heparin allows the blood to come in direct contact with air without clotting.
To prove that stomach ulcers were caused by bacteria and not by stress, a researcher consumed an entire laboratory beaker full of bacterial culture. After this, he did indeed develop stomach ulcers, and won the Nobel Prize for his discovery.