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Earwax has antimicrobial properties that reduce the viability of bacteria and fungus in the human ear.
The average office desk has 400 times more bacteria on it than a toilet.
Thyroid conditions may make getting pregnant impossible.
The Food and Drug Administration has approved Risperdal, an adult antipsychotic drug, for the symptomatic treatment of irritability in children and adolescents with autism. The approval is the first for the use of a drug to treat behaviors associated with autism in children. These behaviors are included under the general heading of irritability and include aggression, deliberate self-injury, and temper tantrums.
Elderly adults are living longer, and causes of death are shifting. At the same time, autopsy rates are at or near their lowest in history.