More than 2,500 barbiturates have been synthesized. At the height of their popularity, about 50 were marketed for human use.
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Critical care patients are twice as likely to receive the wrong medication. Of these errors, 20% are life-threatening, and 42% require additional life-sustaining treatments.
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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.
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Earwax has antimicrobial properties that reduce the viability of bacteria and fungus in the human ear.
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People with alcoholism are at a much greater risk of malnutrition than are other people and usually exhibit low levels of most vitamins (especially folic acid). This is because alcohol often takes the place of 50% of their daily intake of calories, with little nutritional value contained in it.
