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Certain topical medications such as clotrimazole and betamethasone are not approved for use in children younger than 12 years of age. They must be used very cautiously, as directed by a doctor, to treat any child. Children have a much greater response to topical steroid medications.
The first oncogene was discovered in 1970 and was termed SRC (pronounced "SARK").
In Eastern Europe and Russia, interferon is administered intranasally in varied doses for the common cold and influenza. It is claimed that this treatment can lower the risk of infection by as much as 60–70%.
Aspirin is the most widely used drug in the world. It has even been recognized as such by the Guinness Book of World Records.
The Romans did not use numerals to indicate fractions but instead used words to indicate parts of a whole.