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Thyroid conditions cause a higher risk of fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome.
The use of salicylates dates back 2,500 years to Hippocrates’s recommendation of willow bark (from which a salicylate is derived) as an aid to the pains of childbirth. However, overdosage of salicylates can harm body fluids, electrolytes, the CNS, the GI tract, the ears, the lungs, the blood, the liver, and the kidneys and cause coma or death.
Certain rare plants containing cyanide include apricot pits and a type of potato called cassava. Fortunately, only chronic or massive ingestion of any of these plants can lead to serious poisoning.
Asthma cases in Americans are about 75% higher today than they were in 1980.
After a vasectomy, it takes about 12 ejaculations to clear out sperm that were already beyond the blocked area.