If you could remove all of your skin, it would weigh up to 5 pounds.
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Patients should never assume they are being given the appropriate drugs. They should make sure they know which drugs are being prescribed, and always double-check that the drugs received match the prescription.
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The human body produces and destroys 15 million blood cells every second.
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The immune system needs 9.5 hours of sleep in total darkness to recharge completely.
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When taking monoamine oxidase inhibitors, people should avoid a variety of foods, which include alcoholic beverages, bean curd, broad (fava) bean pods, cheese, fish, ginseng, protein extracts, meat, sauerkraut, shrimp paste, soups, and yeast.