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Aspirin is the most widely used drug in the world. It has even been recognized as such by the Guinness Book of World Records.
Urine turns bright yellow if larger than normal amounts of certain substances are consumed; one of these substances is asparagus.
When taking monoamine oxidase inhibitors, people should avoid a variety of foods, which include alcoholic beverages, bean curd, broad (fava) bean pods, cheese, fish, ginseng, protein extracts, meat, sauerkraut, shrimp paste, soups, and yeast.
There are 20 feet of blood vessels in each square inch of human skin.
Interferon was scarce and expensive until 1980, when the interferon gene was inserted into bacteria using recombinant DNA technology, allowing for mass cultivation and purification from bacterial cultures.