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Increased intake of vitamin D has been shown to reduce fractures up to 25% in older people.
Women are 50% to 75% more likely than men to experience an adverse drug reaction.
Stevens-Johnson syndrome and Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis syndrome are life-threatening reactions that can result in death. Complications include permanent blindness, dry-eye syndrome, lung damage, photophobia, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, permanent loss of nail beds, scarring of mucous membranes, arthritis, and chronic fatigue syndrome. Many patients' pores scar shut, causing them to retain heat.
Aspirin is the most widely used drug in the world. It has even been recognized as such by the Guinness Book of World Records.
Not getting enough sleep can greatly weaken the immune system. Lack of sleep makes you more likely to catch a cold, or more difficult to fight off an infection.