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Eat fiber! A diet high in fiber can help lower cholesterol levels by as much as 10%.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has released reports detailing the deaths of infants (younger than 1 year of age) who died after being given cold and cough medications. This underscores the importance of educating parents that children younger than 2 years of age should never be given over-the-counter cold and cough medications without consulting their physicians.
Illicit drug use costs the United States approximately $181 billion every year.
Blood in the urine can be a sign of a kidney stone, glomerulonephritis, or other kidney problems.
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.