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To maintain good kidney function, you should drink at least 3 quarts of water daily. Water dilutes urine and helps prevent concentrations of salts and minerals that can lead to kidney stone formation. Chronic dehydration is a major contributor to the development of kidney stones.
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).
The first oral chemotherapy drug for colon cancer was approved by FDA in 2001.
Eat fiber! A diet high in fiber can help lower cholesterol levels by as much as 10%.
People about to have surgery must tell their health care providers about all supplements they take.