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More than 30% of American adults, and about 12% of children utilize health care approaches that were developed outside of conventional medicine.
Certain topical medications such as clotrimazole and betamethasone are not approved for use in children younger than 12 years of age. They must be used very cautiously, as directed by a doctor, to treat any child. Children have a much greater response to topical steroid medications.
HIV testing reach is still limited. An estimated 40% of people with HIV (more than 14 million) remain undiagnosed and do not know their infection status.
Medication errors are more common among seriously ill patients than with those with minor conditions.
Aspirin is the most widely used drug in the world. It has even been recognized as such by the Guinness Book of World Records.