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Urine turns bright yellow if larger than normal amounts of certain substances are consumed; one of these substances is asparagus.
Increased intake of vitamin D has been shown to reduce fractures up to 25% in older people.
Opium has influenced much of the world's most popular literature. The following authors were all opium users, of varying degrees: Lewis Carroll, Charles, Dickens, Arthur Conan Doyle, and Oscar Wilde.
Thyroid conditions cause a higher risk of fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome.
Common abbreviations that cause medication errors include U (unit), mg (milligram), QD (every day), SC (subcutaneous), TIW (three times per week), D/C (discharge or discontinue), HS (at bedtime or "hours of sleep"), cc (cubic centimeters), and AU (each ear).