Autoimmune diseases occur when the immune system destroys its own healthy tissues. When this occurs, white blood cells cannot distinguish between pathogens and normal cells.
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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.
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Bacteria have been found alive in a lake buried one half mile under ice in Antarctica.
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Between 1999 and 2012, American adults with high total cholesterol decreased from 18.3% to 12.9%
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The first war in which wide-scale use of anesthetics occurred was the Civil War, and 80% of all wounds were in the extremities.
Arthroscopic surgery. In this illustration, the knee joint is undergoing surgery with a specialized
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A completed CMS-1500 (02/12) claim for Procedure 15-5