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The average adult has about 21 square feet of skin.
Eat fiber! A diet high in fiber can help lower cholesterol levels by as much as 10%.
Cancer has been around as long as humankind, but only in the second half of the twentieth century did the number of cancer cases explode.
Blastomycosis is often misdiagnosed, resulting in tragic outcomes. It is caused by a fungus living in moist soil, in wooded areas of the United States and Canada. If inhaled, the fungus can cause mild breathing problems that may worsen and cause serious illness and even death.
A recent study has found that following a diet rich in berries may slow down the aging process of the brain. This diet apparently helps to keep dopamine levels much higher than are seen in normal individuals who do not eat berries as a regular part of their diet as they enter their later years.