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More than 30% of American adults, and about 12% of children utilize health care approaches that were developed outside of conventional medicine.
The average office desk has 400 times more bacteria on it than a toilet.
Vampire bats have a natural anticoagulant in their saliva that permits continuous bleeding after they painlessly open a wound with their incisors. This capillary blood does not cause any significant blood loss to their victims.
There are 20 feet of blood vessels in each square inch of human skin.
The toxic levels for lithium carbonate are close to the therapeutic levels. Signs of toxicity include fine hand tremor, polyuria, mild thirst, nausea, general discomfort, diarrhea, vomiting, drowsiness, muscular weakness, lack of coordination, ataxia, giddiness, tinnitus, and blurred vision.