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The use of salicylates dates back 2,500 years to Hippocrates's recommendation of willow bark (from which a salicylate is derived) as an aid to the pains of childbirth. However, overdosage of salicylates can harm body fluids, electrolytes, the CNS, the GI tract, the ears, the lungs, the blood, the liver, and the kidneys and cause coma or death.
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In 2010, opiate painkllers, such as morphine, OxyContin®, and Vicodin®, were tied to almost 60% of drug overdose deaths.
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Asthma cases in Americans are about 75% higher today than they were in 1980.
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The immune system needs 9.5 hours of sleep in total darkness to recharge completely.
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Excessive alcohol use costs the country approximately $235 billion every year.