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On average, someone in the United States has a stroke about every 40 seconds. This is about 795,000 people per year.
As many as 20% of Americans have been infected by the fungus known as Histoplasmosis. While most people are asymptomatic or only have slight symptoms, infection can progress to a rapid and potentially fatal superinfection.
People about to have surgery must tell their health care providers about all supplements they take.
In inpatient settings, adverse drug events account for an estimated one in three of all hospital adverse events. They affect approximately 2 million hospital stays every year, and prolong hospital stays by between one and five days.
Bacteria have been found alive in a lake buried one half mile under ice in Antarctica.