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It is widely believed that giving a daily oral dose of aspirin to heart attack patients improves their chances of survival because the aspirin blocks the formation of new blood clots.
Multiple experimental evidences have confirmed that at the molecular level, cancer is caused by lesions in cellular DNA.
For pediatric patients, intravenous fluids are the most commonly cited products involved in medication errors that are reported to the USP.
The lipid bilayer is made of phospholipids. They are arranged in a double layer because one of their ends is attracted to water while the other is repelled by water.
Patients who cannot swallow may receive nutrition via a parenteral route—usually, a catheter is inserted through the chest into a large vein going into the heart.