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People about to have surgery must tell their health care providers about all supplements they take.
Urine turns bright yellow if larger than normal amounts of certain substances are consumed; one of these substances is asparagus.
When Gabriel Fahrenheit invented the first mercury thermometer, he called "zero degrees" the lowest temperature he was able to attain with a mixture of ice and salt. For the upper point of his scale, he used 96°, which he measured as normal human body temperature (we know it to be 98.6° today because of more accurate thermometers).
The first oral chemotherapy drug for colon cancer was approved by FDA in 2001.
The most common treatment options for addiction include psychotherapy, support groups, and individual counseling.