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To prove that stomach ulcers were caused by bacteria and not by stress, a researcher consumed an entire laboratory beaker full of bacterial culture. After this, he did indeed develop stomach ulcers, and won the Nobel Prize for his discovery.
Cyanide works by making the human body unable to use oxygen.
After 5 years of being diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis, one every three patients will no longer be able to work.
The B-complex vitamins and vitamin C are not stored in the body and must be replaced each day.
ACTH levels are normally highest in the early morning (between 6 and 8 A.M.) and lowest in the evening (between 6 and 11 P.M.). Therefore, a doctor who suspects abnormal levels looks for low ACTH in the morning and high ACTH in the evening.