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In 2010, opiate painkllers, such as morphine, OxyContin®, and Vicodin®, were tied to almost 60% of drug overdose deaths.
There are 20 feet of blood vessels in each square inch of human skin.
After a vasectomy, it takes about 12 ejaculations to clear out sperm that were already beyond the blocked area.
Anesthesia awareness is a potentially disturbing adverse effect wherein patients who have been paralyzed with muscle relaxants may awaken. They may be aware of their surroundings but unable to communicate or move. Neurologic monitoring equipment that helps to more closely check the patient's anesthesia stages is now available to avoid the occurrence of anesthesia awareness.
Egg cells are about the size of a grain of sand. They are formed inside of a female's ovaries before she is even born.