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In the United States, congenital cytomegalovirus causes one child to become disabled almost every hour. CMV is the leading preventable viral cause of development disability in newborns. These disabilities include hearing or vision loss, and cerebral palsy.
Green tea is able to stop the scent of garlic or onion from causing bad breath.
Human stomach acid is strong enough to dissolve small pieces of metal such as razor blades or staples.
Cocaine was isolated in 1860 and first used as a local anesthetic in 1884. Its first clinical use was by Sigmund Freud to wean a patient from morphine addiction. The fictional character Sherlock Holmes was supposed to be addicted to cocaine by injection.
It is difficult to obtain enough calcium without consuming milk or other dairy foods.