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According to the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, more than 50 million Americans have some kind of food allergy. Food allergies affect between 4 and 6% of children, and 4% of adults, according to the CDC. The most common food allergies include shellfish, peanuts, walnuts, fish, eggs, milk, and soy.
Bacteria have flourished on the earth for over three billion years. They were the first life forms on the planet.
As of mid-2016, 18.2 million people were receiving advanced retroviral therapy (ART) worldwide. This represents between 43–50% of the 34–39.8 million people living with HIV.
The calories found in one piece of cherry cheesecake could light a 60-watt light bulb for 1.5 hours.
This year, an estimated 1.4 million Americans will have a new or recurrent heart attack.