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Thyroid conditions cause a higher risk of fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome.
Cancer has been around as long as humankind, but only in the second half of the twentieth century did the number of cancer cases explode.
The human body's pharmacokinetics are quite varied. Our hair holds onto drugs longer than our urine, blood, or saliva. For example, alcohol can be detected in the hair for up to 90 days after it was consumed. The same is true for marijuana, cocaine, ecstasy, heroin, methamphetamine, and nicotine.
Less than one of every three adults with high LDL cholesterol has the condition under control. Only 48.1% with the condition are being treated for it.
People about to have surgery must tell their health care providers about all supplements they take.

