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Approximately 25% of all reported medication errors result from some kind of name confusion.
Eat fiber! A diet high in fiber can help lower cholesterol levels by as much as 10%.
More than 50% of American adults have oral herpes, which is commonly known as "cold sores" or "fever blisters." The herpes virus can be active on the skin surface without showing any signs or causing any symptoms.
The use of salicylates dates back 2,500 years to Hippocrates’s recommendation of willow bark (from which a salicylate is derived) as an aid to the pains of childbirth. However, overdosage of salicylates can harm body fluids, electrolytes, the CNS, the GI tract, the ears, the lungs, the blood, the liver, and the kidneys and cause coma or death.
Cucumber slices relieve headaches by tightening blood vessels, reducing blood flow to the area, and relieving pressure.