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The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends that all women age 65 years of age or older should be screened with bone densitometry.
Allergies play a major part in the health of children. The most prevalent childhood allergies are milk, egg, soy, wheat, peanuts, tree nuts, and seafood.
After a vasectomy, it takes about 12 ejaculations to clear out sperm that were already beyond the blocked area.
For pediatric patients, intravenous fluids are the most commonly cited products involved in medication errors that are reported to the USP.
Giardia is one of the most common intestinal parasites worldwide, and infects up to 20% of the world population, mostly in poorer countries with inadequate sanitation. Infections are most common in children, though chronic Giardia is more common in adults.