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Once thought to have neurofibromatosis, Joseph Merrick (also known as "the elephant man") is now, in retrospect, thought by clinical experts to have had Proteus syndrome. This endocrine disease causes continued and abnormal growth of the bones, muscles, skin, and so on and can become completely debilitating with severe deformities occurring anywhere on the body.
It is widely believed that giving a daily oral dose of aspirin to heart attack patients improves their chances of survival because the aspirin blocks the formation of new blood clots.
Between 1999 and 2012, American adults with high total cholesterol decreased from 18.3% to 12.9%
Illicit drug use costs the United States approximately $181 billion every year.
The average human gut is home to perhaps 500 to 1,000 different species of bacteria.