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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.
Human stomach acid is strong enough to dissolve small pieces of metal such as razor blades or staples.
Eat fiber! A diet high in fiber can help lower cholesterol levels by as much as 10%.
A recent study has found that following a diet rich in berries may slow down the aging process of the brain. This diet apparently helps to keep dopamine levels much higher than are seen in normal individuals who do not eat berries as a regular part of their diet as they enter their later years.
As many as 28% of hospitalized patients requiring mechanical ventilators to help them breathe (for more than 48 hours) will develop ventilator-associated pneumonia. Current therapy involves intravenous antibiotics, but new antibiotics that can be inhaled (and more directly treat the infection) are being developed.