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Women are 50% to 75% more likely than men to experience an adverse drug reaction.
The most dangerous mercury compound, dimethyl mercury, is so toxic that even a few microliters spilled on the skin can cause death. Mercury has been shown to accumulate in higher amounts in the following types of fish than other types: swordfish, shark, mackerel, tilefish, crab, and tuna.
Most childhood vaccines are 90–99% effective in preventing disease. Side effects are rarely serious.
In the United States, there is a birth every 8 seconds, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Population Clock.
ACTH levels are normally highest in the early morning (between 6 and 8 A.M.) and lowest in the evening (between 6 and 11 P.M.). Therefore, a doctor who suspects abnormal levels looks for low ACTH in the morning and high ACTH in the evening.