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Eat fiber! A diet high in fiber can help lower cholesterol levels by as much as 10%.
In most cases, kidneys can recover from almost complete loss of function, such as in acute kidney (renal) failure.
Certain chemicals, after ingestion, can be converted by the body into cyanide. Most of these chemicals have been removed from the market, but some old nail polish remover, solvents, and plastics manufacturing solutions can contain these substances.
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus or MRSA was discovered in 1961 in the United Kingdom. It if often referred to as a superbug. MRSA infections cause more deaths in the United States every year than AIDS.
Pubic lice (crabs) are usually spread through sexual contact. You cannot catch them by using a public toilet.