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More than 2,500 barbiturates have been synthesized. At the height of their popularity, about 50 were marketed for human use.
Bisphosphonates were first developed in the nineteenth century. They were first investigated for use in disorders of bone metabolism in the 1960s. They are now used clinically for the treatment of osteoporosis, Paget's disease, bone metastasis, multiple myeloma, and other conditions that feature bone fragility.
Eat fiber! A diet high in fiber can help lower cholesterol levels by as much as 10%.
The newest statin drug, rosuvastatin, has been called a superstatin because it appears to reduce LDL cholesterol to a greater degree than the other approved statin drugs.
The human body produces and destroys 15 million blood cells every second.