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The use of salicylates dates back 2,500 years to Hippocrates's recommendation of willow bark (from which a salicylate is derived) as an aid to the pains of childbirth. However, overdosage of salicylates can harm body fluids, electrolytes, the CNS, the GI tract, the ears, the lungs, the blood, the liver, and the kidneys and cause coma or death.
Bacteria have flourished on the earth for over three billion years. They were the first life forms on the planet.
If you could remove all of your skin, it would weigh up to 5 pounds.
People with high total cholesterol have about two times the risk for heart disease as people with ideal levels.
A seasonal flu vaccine is the best way to reduce the chances you will get seasonal influenza and spread it to others.