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Prostaglandins were first isolated from human semen in Sweden in the 1930s. They were so named because the researcher thought that they came from the prostate gland. In fact, prostaglandins exist and are synthesized in almost every cell of the body.
More than 4.4billion prescriptions were dispensed within the United States in 2016.
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 B-complex vitamins and vitamin C are not stored in the body and must be replaced each day.
Bacteria have been found alive in a lake buried one half mile under ice in Antarctica.