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Medication errors are three times higher among children and infants than with adults.
Human kidneys will clean about 1 million gallons of blood in an average lifetime.
In 1844, Charles Goodyear obtained the first patent for a rubber condom.
Thyroid conditions may make getting pregnant impossible.
Over time, chronic hepatitis B virus and hepatitis C virus infections can progress to advanced liver disease, liver failure, and hepatocellular carcinoma. Unlike other forms, more than 80% of hepatitis C infections become chronic and lead to liver disease. When combined with hepatitis B, hepatitis C now accounts for 75% percent of all cases of liver disease around the world. Liver failure caused by hepatitis C is now leading cause of liver transplants in the United States.