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Human kidneys will clean about 1 million gallons of blood in an average lifetime.
Women are 50% to 75% more likely than men to experience an adverse drug reaction.
In 2006, a generic antinausea drug named ondansetron was approved. It is used to stop nausea and vomiting associated with surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation therapy.
Earwax has antimicrobial properties that reduce the viability of bacteria and fungus in the human ear.
Hippocrates noted that blood separates into four differently colored liquids when removed from the body and examined: a pure red liquid mixed with white liquid material with a yellow-colored froth at the top and a black substance that settles underneath; he named these the four humors (for blood, phlegm, yellow bile, and black bile).