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Drying your hands with a paper towel will reduce the bacterial count on your hands by 45–60%.
Thyroid conditions cause a higher risk of fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome.
The average human gut is home to perhaps 500 to 1,000 different species of bacteria.
The Food and Drug Administration has approved Risperdal, an adult antipsychotic drug, for the symptomatic treatment of irritability in children and adolescents with autism. The approval is the first for the use of a drug to treat behaviors associated with autism in children. These behaviors are included under the general heading of irritability and include aggression, deliberate self-injury, and temper tantrums.
In ancient Rome, many of the richer people in the population had lead-induced gout. The reason for this is unclear. Lead poisoning has also been linked to madness.