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Excessive alcohol use costs the country approximately $235 billion every year.
Pope Sylvester II tried to introduce Arabic numbers into Europe between the years 999 and 1003, but their use did not catch on for a few more centuries, and Roman numerals continued to be the primary number system.
For pediatric patients, intravenous fluids are the most commonly cited products involved in medication errors that are reported to the USP.
The term bacteria was devised in the 19th century by German biologist Ferdinand Cohn. He based it on the Greek word "bakterion" meaning a small rod or staff. Cohn is considered to be the father of modern bacteriology.
Pubic lice (crabs) are usually spread through sexual contact. You cannot catch them by using a public toilet.