Malaria was not eliminated in the United States until 1951. The term eliminated means that no new cases arise in a country for 3 years.
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Elderly adults are at greatest risk of stroke and myocardial infarction and have the most to gain from prophylaxis. Patients ages 60 to 80 years with blood pressures above 160/90 mm Hg should benefit from antihypertensive treatment.
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The word drug comes from the Dutch word droog (meaning "dry"). For centuries, most drugs came from dried plants, hence the name.
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This year, an estimated 1.4 million Americans will have a new or recurrent heart attack.
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Human kidneys will clean about 1 million gallons of blood in an average lifetime.
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Asomatognosia typically involves damage to the right parietal lobe.