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Increased intake of vitamin D has been shown to reduce fractures up to 25% in older people.
More than 30% of American adults, and about 12% of children utilize health care approaches that were developed outside of conventional medicine.
Studies show that systolic blood pressure can be significantly lowered by taking statins. In fact, the higher the patient's baseline blood pressure, the greater the effect of statins on his or her blood pressure.
For high blood pressure (hypertension), a new class of drug, called a vasopeptidase blocker (inhibitor), has been developed. It decreases blood pressure by simultaneously dilating the peripheral arteries and increasing the body's loss of salt.
Urine turns bright yellow if larger than normal amounts of certain substances are consumed; one of these substances is asparagus.