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Pubic lice (crabs) are usually spread through sexual contact. You cannot catch them by using a public toilet.
As the western states of America were settled, pioneers often had to drink rancid water from ponds and other sources. This often resulted in chronic diarrhea, causing many cases of dehydration and death that could have been avoided if clean water had been available.
Historic treatments for rheumatoid arthritis have included gold salts, acupuncture, a diet consisting of apples or rhubarb, nutmeg, nettles, bee venom, bracelets made of copper, prayer, rest, tooth extractions, fasting, honey, vitamins, insulin, snow collected on Christmas, magnets, and electric convulsion therapy.
Bacteria have flourished on the earth for over three billion years. They were the first life forms on the planet.
Eat fiber! A diet high in fiber can help lower cholesterol levels by as much as 10%.