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Aspirin is the most widely used drug in the world. It has even been recognized as such by the Guinness Book of World Records.
You should not take more than 1,000 mg of vitamin E per day. Doses above this amount increase the risk of bleeding problems that can lead to a stroke.
Human kidneys will clean about 1 million gallons of blood in an average lifetime.
According to the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, more than 50 million Americans have some kind of food allergy. Food allergies affect between 4 and 6% of children, and 4% of adults, according to the CDC. The most common food allergies include shellfish, peanuts, walnuts, fish, eggs, milk, and soy.
More than 2,500 barbiturates have been synthesized. At the height of their popularity, about 50 were marketed for human use.