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More than 30% of American adults, and about 12% of children utilize health care approaches that were developed outside of conventional medicine.
Bacteria have been found alive in a lake buried one half mile under ice in Antarctica.
The liver is the only organ that has the ability to regenerate itself after certain types of damage. As much as 25% of the liver can be removed, and it will still regenerate back to its original shape and size. However, the liver cannot regenerate after severe damage caused by alcohol.
Liver spots have nothing whatsoever to do with the liver. They are a type of freckles commonly seen in older adults who have been out in the sun without sufficient sunscreen.
In 1844, Charles Goodyear obtained the first patent for a rubber condom.