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The average human gut is home to perhaps 500 to 1,000 different species of bacteria.
Once thought to have neurofibromatosis, Joseph Merrick (also known as "the elephant man") is now, in retrospect, thought by clinical experts to have had Proteus syndrome. This endocrine disease causes continued and abnormal growth of the bones, muscles, skin, and so on and can become completely debilitating with severe deformities occurring anywhere on the body.
More than 30% of American adults, and about 12% of children utilize health care approaches that were developed outside of conventional medicine.
Pubic lice (crabs) are usually spread through sexual contact. You cannot catch them by using a public toilet.
About 600,000 particles of skin are shed every hour by each human. If you live to age 70 years, you have shed 105 pounds of dead skin.