Opium has influenced much of the world's most popular literature. The following authors were all opium users, of varying degrees: Lewis Carroll, Charles, Dickens, Arthur Conan Doyle, and Oscar Wilde.
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Urine turns bright yellow if larger than normal amounts of certain substances are consumed; one of these substances is asparagus.
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More than 150,000 Americans killed by cardiovascular disease are younger than the age of 65 years.
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In the United States, an estimated 50 million unnecessary antibiotics are prescribed for viral respiratory infections.
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Calcitonin is a naturally occurring hormone. In women who are at least 5 years beyond menopause, it slows bone loss and increases spinal bone density.
