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In 1844, Charles Goodyear obtained the first patent for a rubber condom.
Most strokes are caused when blood clots move to a blood vessel in the brain and block blood flow to that area. Thrombolytic therapy can be used to dissolve the clot quickly. If given within 3 hours of the first stroke symptoms, this therapy can help limit stroke damage and disability.
Increased intake of vitamin D has been shown to reduce fractures up to 25% in older people.
The people with the highest levels of LDL are Mexican American males and non-Hispanic black females.
When intravenous medications are involved in adverse drug events, their harmful effects may occur more rapidly, and be more severe than errors with oral medications. This is due to the direct administration into the bloodstream.