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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.
For about 100 years, scientists thought that peptic ulcers were caused by stress, spicy food, and alcohol. Later, researchers added stomach acid to the list of causes and began treating ulcers with antacids. Now it is known that peptic ulcers are predominantly caused by Helicobacter pylori, a spiral-shaped bacterium that normally exist in the stomach.
Women are 50% to 75% more likely than men to experience an adverse drug reaction.
Thyroid conditions may make getting pregnant impossible.
Egg cells are about the size of a grain of sand. They are formed inside of a female's ovaries before she is even born.