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Immunoglobulin injections may give short-term protection against, or reduce severity of certain diseases. They help people who have an inherited problem making their own antibodies, or those who are having certain types of cancer treatments.
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.
Urine turns bright yellow if larger than normal amounts of certain substances are consumed; one of these substances is asparagus.
The B-complex vitamins and vitamin C are not stored in the body and must be replaced each day.
Individuals are never “cured” of addictions. Instead, they learn how to manage their disease to lead healthy, balanced lives.