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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.
Oxytocin is recommended only for pregnancies that have a medical reason for inducing labor (such as eclampsia) and is not recommended for elective procedures or for making the birthing process more convenient.
If all the neurons in the human body were lined up, they would stretch more than 600 miles.
For pediatric patients, intravenous fluids are the most commonly cited products involved in medication errors that are reported to the USP.
Studies show that systolic blood pressure can be significantly lowered by taking statins. In fact, the higher the patient's baseline blood pressure, the greater the effect of statins on his or her blood pressure.