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More than 30% of American adults, and about 12% of children utilize health care approaches that were developed outside of conventional medicine.
The word drug comes from the Dutch word droog (meaning "dry"). For centuries, most drugs came from dried plants, hence the name.
There are more sensory neurons in the tongue than in any other part of the body.
An identified risk factor for osteoporosis is the intake of excessive amounts of vitamin A. Dietary intake of approximately double the recommended daily amount of vitamin A, by women, has been shown to reduce bone mineral density and increase the chances for hip fractures compared with women who consumed the recommended daily amount (or less) of vitamin A.
Aspirin is the most widely used drug in the world. It has even been recognized as such by the Guinness Book of World Records.