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People about to have surgery must tell their health care providers about all supplements they take.
More than 50% of American adults have oral herpes, which is commonly known as "cold sores" or "fever blisters." The herpes virus can be active on the skin surface without showing any signs or causing any symptoms.
Egg cells are about the size of a grain of sand. They are formed inside of a female's ovaries before she is even born.
Illicit drug use costs the United States approximately $181 billion every year.
Giardia is one of the most common intestinal parasites worldwide, and infects up to 20% of the world population, mostly in poorer countries with inadequate sanitation. Infections are most common in children, though chronic Giardia is more common in adults.