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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.
A strange skin disease referred to as Morgellons has occurred in the southern United States and in California. Symptoms include slowly healing sores, joint pain, persistent fatigue, and a sensation of things crawling through the skin. Another symptom is strange-looking, threadlike extrusions coming out of the skin.
After 5 years of being diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis, one every three patients will no longer be able to work.
There are 60,000 miles of blood vessels in every adult human.
Lower drug doses for elderly patients should be used first, with titrations of the dose as tolerated to prevent unwanted drug-related pharmacodynamic effects.