June 16, 201511 yr Allergic to Penicillin? You're Probably Not - NBC News Most people who think they are allergic to penicillin in fact are not, researchers said Friday. It’s something doctors have suspected for a long time, but the researchers say they were surprised by just how many people weren’t allergic to the antibiotic: it was 94 percent of them. Dr. Thanai Pongdee, an allergist at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida and colleagues tested 384 people who said they were allergic to penicillin. Tests showed 94 percent of them were in fact, not allergic.
June 17, 201511 yr How did IVF not only make the top 10 but #5 ? I'm with you on this one. I can get on board with the rest, but IVF no way. Polio vaccine has saved millions and millions of lives. I struggle a bit with birth control being on the list. I have nothing against birth control, I just have a hard time comparing it to the other life saving items on the list.
June 17, 201511 yr Of all organs, with maybe the exception of the gall bladder, the pancreas is least respectedI'm sure that you'll recall, that in a recent survey, the gall bladder was voted among the top 10 organs.
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