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Chronic marijuana use can damage the white blood cells and reduce the immune system's ability to respond to disease by as much as 40%. Without a strong immune system, the body is vulnerable to all kinds of degenerative and infectious diseases.
People about to have surgery must tell their health care providers about all supplements they take.
Vaccines cause herd immunity. If the majority of people in a community have been vaccinated against a disease, an unvaccinated person is less likely to get the disease since others are less likely to become sick from it and spread the disease.
More than 150,000 Americans killed by cardiovascular disease are younger than the age of 65 years.
Earwax has antimicrobial properties that reduce the viability of bacteria and fungus in the human ear.