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In the ancient and medieval periods, dysentery killed about ? of all babies before they reach 12 months of age. The disease was transferred through contaminated drinking water, because there was no way to adequately dispose of sewage, which contaminated the water.
All adverse reactions are commonly charted in red ink in the patient's record and usually are noted on the front of the chart. Failure to follow correct documentation procedures may result in malpractice lawsuits.
Approximately 500,000 babies are born each year in the United States to teenage mothers.
In the United States, an estimated 50 million unnecessary antibiotics are prescribed for viral respiratory infections.
Multiple experimental evidences have confirmed that at the molecular level, cancer is caused by lesions in cellular DNA.