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The average office desk has 400 times more bacteria on it than a toilet.
Urine turns bright yellow if larger than normal amounts of certain substances are consumed; one of these substances is asparagus.
Women are 50% to 75% more likely than men to experience an adverse drug reaction.
All patients with hyperparathyroidism will develop osteoporosis. The parathyroid glands maintain blood calcium within the normal range. All patients with this disease will continue to lose calcium from their bones every day, and there is no way to prevent the development of osteoporosis as a result.
For high blood pressure (hypertension), a new class of drug, called a vasopeptidase blocker (inhibitor), has been developed. It decreases blood pressure by simultaneously dilating the peripheral arteries and increasing the body's loss of salt.