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There are over 65,000 known species of protozoa. About 10,000 species are parasitic.
The Food and Drug Administration has approved Risperdal, an adult antipsychotic drug, for the symptomatic treatment of irritability in children and adolescents with autism. The approval is the first for the use of a drug to treat behaviors associated with autism in children. These behaviors are included under the general heading of irritability and include aggression, deliberate self-injury, and temper tantrums.
On average, someone in the United States has a stroke about every 40 seconds. This is about 795,000 people per year.
Women are 50% to 75% more likely than men to experience an adverse drug reaction.
There are more sensory neurons in the tongue than in any other part of the body.