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Eat fiber! A diet high in fiber can help lower cholesterol levels by as much as 10%.
Asthma cases in Americans are about 75% higher today than they were in 1980.
The strongest synthetic topical retinoid drug available, tazarotene, is used to treat sun-damaged skin, acne, and psoriasis.
Although the Roman numeral for the number 4 has always been taught to have been "IV," according to historians, the ancient Romans probably used "IIII" most of the time. This is partially backed up by the fact that early grandfather clocks displayed IIII for the number 4 instead of IV. Early clockmakers apparently thought that the IIII balanced out the VIII (used for the number 8) on the clock face and that it just looked better.
The first oral chemotherapy drug for colon cancer was approved by FDA in 2001.