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Increased intake of vitamin D has been shown to reduce fractures up to 25% in older people.
Pubic lice (crabs) are usually spread through sexual contact. You cannot catch them by using a public toilet.
There are more bacteria in your mouth than there are people in the world.
Acute bronchitis is an inflammation of the breathing tubes (bronchi), which causes increased mucus production and other changes. It is usually caused by bacteria or viruses, can be serious in people who have pulmonary or cardiac diseases, and can lead to pneumonia.
In 1885, the Lloyd Manufacturing Company of Albany, New York, promoted and sold "Cocaine Toothache Drops" at 15 cents per bottle! In 1914, the Harrison Narcotic Act brought the sale and distribution of this drug under federal control.