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The first documented use of surgical anesthesia in the United States was in Connecticut in 1844.
More than 34,000 trademarked medication names and more than 10,000 generic medication names are in use in the United States.
Hypertension is a silent killer because it is deadly and has no significant early symptoms. The danger from hypertension is the extra load on the heart, which can lead to hypertensive heart disease and kidney damage. This occurs without any major symptoms until the high blood pressure becomes extreme. Regular blood pressure checks are an important method of catching hypertension before it can kill you.
People about to have surgery must tell their health care providers about all supplements they take.
The U.S. Pharmacopeia Medication Errors Reporting Program states that approximately 50% of all medication errors involve insulin.