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Eat fiber! A diet high in fiber can help lower cholesterol levels by as much as 10%.
Approximately 25% of all reported medication errors result from some kind of name confusion.
Blood is approximately twice as thick as water because of the cells and other components found in it.
Pregnant women usually experience a heightened sense of smell beginning late in the first trimester. Some experts call this the body's way of protecting a pregnant woman from foods that are unsafe for the fetus.
Bisphosphonates were first developed in the nineteenth century. They were first investigated for use in disorders of bone metabolism in the 1960s. They are now used clinically for the treatment of osteoporosis, Paget's disease, bone metastasis, multiple myeloma, and other conditions that feature bone fragility.