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The human body produces and destroys 15 million blood cells every second.
The human body's pharmacokinetics are quite varied. Our hair holds onto drugs longer than our urine, blood, or saliva. For example, alcohol can be detected in the hair for up to 90 days after it was consumed. The same is true for marijuana, cocaine, ecstasy, heroin, methamphetamine, and nicotine.
The first oncogene was discovered in 1970 and was termed SRC (pronounced "SARK").
The heart is located in the center of the chest, with part of it tipped slightly so that it taps against the left side of the chest.
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.